Bittersweet Farm Chicken

Description
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Timmons Estate in Sachse, Texas in 1997.
 * Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * ½ cup all purpose flour
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
 * 4 pound frying chicken cut into serving pieces
 * 8 tablespoons butter divided
 * ¼ cup lemon juice
 * ¼ cup orange flavored liqueur
 * ¼ cup honey
 * grated peel of 1 orange
 * 1 tablespoon soy sauce

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Combine flour, salt and pepper in large sealable bag.
 * 3) Add chicken then shake to coat completely with flour mixture shaking off excess.
 * 4) Melt 4 tablespoons butter in large baking pan in oven.
 * 5) Remove pan from oven then roll chicken in butter to evenly coat.
 * 6) Arrange chicken skin side down in single layer in pan.
 * 7) Bake chicken 30 minutes.
 * 8) Meanwhile melt remaining butter in small saucepan over medium heat.
 * 9) Stir in lemon juice, liqueur, honey, orange peel and soy sauce.
 * 10) Remove chicken from oven and turn pieces over.
 * 11) Pour honey mixture over chicken.
 * 12) Continue baking basting occasionally with pan drippings for 30 minutes.