Roasted Cornish Hens with Chili Butter

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 2 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• a pinch sugar
• two 1 1/2 pound Cornish hens, split lengthwise

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. In a small bowl stir together butter, chili powder, lemon juice, cayenne, salt, and sugar.
3. Rinse and pat hens dry and arrange, skin sides up, on a rack of a broiler pan.
4. Loosen skin near breastbones and rub about 1 teaspoon chili butter under skin of each breast.
5. Rub remaining chili butter on skin and roast hens in middle of oven until juices run clear when fleshy part of a thigh is pierced, about 25 minutes.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/roasted-cornish-hens-with-chili-butter-10782 (may not work)