Baked Chicken With Cider And Apples

• 2 chickens (2.5 - 3 lbs each), quartered
• 2 cups apple cider
• 1 cub unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/3 cup applejack optional
• 2 apples, cored and cut into thin wedges

1. 1. One day before serving, place the chicken pieces in a shallow dish. Pour the cider over the chicken and marinate overnight in the refrigerator, turning the pieces occasionally. optional
2. 2. Preheat oven to 350
3. 3. Remove the chicken from the cider but reserve the cider. Mix the flour, ginger, cinnamon, and salt and pepper to taste in a shallow bowl. Dredge the chicken with the flour mixture and place skin side up in a shallow baking pan.
4. 4. Bake the chicken for 40 minutes
5. 5 Meanwhile, combine the reserved cider, the brown sugar, applejack, and apple slices
6. 6. Pour the marinade mixture over the chicken and bake 25 minutes more, basting occasionally with the pan juices
7. Serve immediately

chickens, apple cider, flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, salt, brown sugar, applejack optional, apples

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/baked-chicken-with-cider-and-apples-51250211 (may not work)