Honey Roasted Cornish Game Hens

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

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

Recipe

• 1 split hen in half. wash and pat dry. sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. brush both sides with 3 tbs butter.
• 2 place breast side down on a rack in a shallow pan. bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.
• 3 turn. brush with butter and bake for 25 minutes.
• 4 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.