"The hens were juicy and had good flavor, however my cook time differed vastly from the 20 minutes as stated in the recipe. I think it was in part because I don't have a professional oven that heats perfectly and my hens were of varying sizes: some around a pound, some pound and a half. I spent about two hours on this rather than one, larger hens took more time obviously and the sauce took longer than I expected. I loved the sauce, it had great depth of flavor and was just subtly sweet. The pan's drippings were dark, so I thought maybe I burnt the heck out of it and shouldn't go forward with the sauce. I'm glad I threw my hands up and gave it a shot, at one hour and forty minutes into it I really was exasperated and said the heck with it. It didn't have a burnt flavor at all, instead a deep roasted taste. I didn't serve it with the potatoes that were recommended, instead with wild rice and steamed asparagus. Was lovely, only hesitant on giving it a five because cook time differed. "

"The hens were juicy and had good flavor, however my cook time differed vastly from the 20 minutes as stated in the recipe. I think it was in part because I don't have a professional oven that heats perfectly and my hens were of varying sizes (some around a pound, some pound and a half). I spent about two hours on this rather than one, larger hens took more time (obviously) and the sauce took longer than I expected. I loved the sauce, it had great depth of flavor and was just subtly sweet. The pan's drippings were dark, so I thought maybe I burnt the heck out of it and shouldn't go forward with the sauce. I'm glad I threw my hands up and gave it a shot, at one hour and forty minutes into it I really was exasperated and said the heck with it. It didn't have a burnt flavor at all, instead a deep roasted taste. I didn't serve it with the potatoes that were recommended, instead with wild rice and steamed asparagus. Was lovely, only hesitant on giving it a five because cook time differed. "