Baked Mouth-Watering Barbecued Chicken

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cut-up whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 lb)
• 1 cup ketchup or 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped (1/2 cup)

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Preparation ---

2. 2

   Heat oven to 425°F. Mix flour, salt, paprika and pepper. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with flour mixture.

3. 3

   Melt butter in 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish in oven. Place chicken, skin sides down, in dish. Bake 45 minutes.

4. 4

   Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat all barbecue sauce ingredients to boiling, stirring occasionally. Keep warm.

5. 5

   Drain and turn chicken; reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Spoon hot barbecue sauce over chicken. Bake 15 minutes longer or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest piece is cut to bone (170°F for breasts; 180°F for thighs and drumsticks).

6. 6

   --- Tips ---

7. 7

   Use 1 cup bottled chili sauce instead of the ketchup for even more tang!

8. 8

   No time to make the barbecue sauce? Why not use 1 1/2 cups of your favorite purchased sauce instead?