BAKED CHICKEN - WHOLE Wash chickens inside and out, removing anything left on the inside and any pin feathers. Sprinkle cavity with salt. Lock wings behind the chicken or tie them to the body of the chicken. Put in roasting pan on rack (if you do not have a rack, bend tin pie pan to desired shape and place chicken on it). Put 2 cups of water in bottom of pan. Rub outside of chicken with oil. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 1/2 hours. Have covered the first hour, remove cover to let brown. Do not underbake. Chicken is done when leg will move easily at hip joint or until fork-tender. When forking, juice should run clear. If in doubt, give it another 20 minutes, nothing is worse than undone chicken. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |