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Remove giblets from chicken and wash it all very well.
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Place chicken in roasting pan breast side down, season breast side with above mentioned seasonings all over.
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Turn chicken over and now season breast side.
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Stuff scored apple into chicken cavity.
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Loosely place a sheet of foil over top of chicken.
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Place chicken in preheated 350F oven for 1 hour.
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Remove foil and bake another 50-60 minutes.
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(Larger chickens may need more time.)
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Remove any drippings that are on bottom of pan, place in freezer so fat rises to top.
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For broth: Place all ingredients in 5 cups of water and boil 1 hour, or until reduced to approximately 3 cups of liquid.
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Press ingredients while straining liquid off as you'll get more juice out of veggies.
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Gravy: Remove fat from chicken drippings, add to broth.
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Slowly add 1/3 cup cold water to Bisto and cornstarch (best to do this quickly with a fork as it keeps it from being lumpy).
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Bring drippings and broth to boil, then slowly stir in bisto mixture.
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Stop adding bisto mixture when you see it's to your desired gravy-like consistancy.
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Add salt to taste.
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Serve: Remove chicken from oven, remove apple.
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Cut chicken into quarters and serve with gravy.
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(My kids fight over the apple as it becomes somewhat soft like applesauce)
