Moroccan Style Roast Chicken

Ingredients

• unsalted butter
• honey
• ground cinnamon
• turmeric
• whole chicken

Preparation

1. 1position rack in bottom third of oven
2. 2preheat to 400f
3. 3whisk butter , honey , cinnamon , and turmeric in small bowl
4. 4season with salt and pepper
5. 5transfer 1 / 4 cup honey butter to small bowl
6. 6reserve
7. 7place chicken on rack in roasting pan
8. 8brush with some of remaining honey butter
9. 9sprinkle with salt and pepper
10. 10roast chicken until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 165f to 170f , brushing occasionally with honey butter and covering loosely with foil if browning too quickly , about 1 hour 10 minutes
11. 11transfer to platter
12. 12serve with reserved honey butter