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Maple Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables
Courtesy of Cooking with Vanilla, by Mary Wasserman Serves 6


2 Tbsp olive oil

1 whole chicken

½ tsp salt

2 each, parsnips and carrots, peeled and cut into 1” pieces

2 onion, peeled and quartered

½ squash or 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

black pepper to taste

½ tsp rosemary

½ cup maple syrup

2 tsp Bakto Flavors Pure Vanilla Extract


  • Coat roasting pan with 1 Tbsp of the oil and spread vegetables evenly in pan.
  • Place chicken on top of vegetables and brush with remaining oil.
  • Sprinkle with salt, rosemary and pepper.
  • Place in 400° oven on lower rack and roast, basting every 10 minutes with a mixture of the syrup and vanilla extract. Continue basting with pan juices when syrup is used up.
  • Roast until chicken is well browned and juices run clear, about 1½ -2 hours.
  • Let chicken rest 10 minutes before carving.
  • Remove chicken to platter and surround with vegetables.

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Chicken with Sweet Mandarin Oranges
Courtesy of Cooking with Vanilla, by Mary Wasserman Serves 8


1/3 cup olive oil

1 tsp Bakto Flavors Natural Lemon Extract

Juice of one lemon

1 tsp Bakto Flavors Pure Vanilla Powder

salt and pepper to taste

1 (11 oz) can Mandarin Orange segments, with syrup reserved

½ cup orange marmalade

¾ cup frozen orange juice concentrate

  • Marinate chicken in mixture of olive oil, lemon extract, lemon juice, vanilla powder, salt, and pepper for at least 4 hours (preferably overnight in refrigerator).
  • Remove chicken from marinade, place in roasting pan and bake at 350° for 15 minutes.
  • In a small saucepan, cook reserved syrup from mandarin oranges, marmalade and orange juice concentrate over low heat until marmalade melts, stirring often. Stir in mandarin oranges.
  • Pour over chicken and continue to bake for 20 minutes, basting 2-3 times.

Variations:
  • Substitute can of Bing cherries for mandarin oranges, and red current jelly for marmalade

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