Honey Roasted Cornish Game Hens - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs Cornish hens
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
1 cup butter, melted
1 1/2 teaspoons honey

Preparation

Split hen in half. Wash and pat dry. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Brush both sides with 3 Tbs butter.
Place breast side down on a rack in a shallow pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.
Turn. Brush with butter and bake for 25 minutes.
Mix honey with 1 1/2 Tbs melted butter. Brush half the mixture on the hen. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn and brush with remaining honey mixture. Bake for 15 minutes longer.