1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup prepared mustard
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1-1/2 teaspoons paprika
1 broiler-fryer cut up and skinned 2 1/2- to 3-pound
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Combine butter, honey, mustard, lemon juice, and paprika, stirring well. Lightly sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, and place chicken, meaty side down, in a lightly greased 12- x 8- x 2-inch baking dish. Pour honey mixture over chicken; cover dish and refrigerate 3 to 4 hours. Remove chicken pieces from refrigerator; bake, covered, at 3250F for 30 minutes. Remove cover, and turn chicken pieces; bake an additional 30 minutes or until done, basting occasionally with pan drippings.
Yield: 4 servings.
Microwave Directions:
Combine butter, honey, mustard, lemon juice, and paprika; stir well. Lightly sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; place chicken, meaty side down, in a lightly greased 12- x 8- x 2-inch baking dish. Pour honey mixture over chicken; cover and refrigerate 3 to 4 hours. Remove chicken from refrigerator. Cover with heavy-duty plastic wrap; microwave at HIGH for 18 to 22 minutes or until chicken pieces are done, rotating dish a quarter-turn and basting with sauce every 5 minutes.