Moroccan-Style Roast Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 whole chicken, rinsed, patted dry

Preparation

Position rack in bottom third of oven; preheat to 400\u00b0F
Whisk butter, honey, cinnamon, and turmeric in small bowl.
Season with salt and pepper.
Transfer 1/4 cup honey butter to small bowl; reserve.
Place chicken on rack in roasting pan.
Brush with some of remaining honey butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Roast chicken until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 165\u00b0F to 170\u00b0F, brushing occasionally with honey butter and covering loosely with foil if browning too quickly, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
Transfer to platter. Serve with reserved honey butter.