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BREAST OF CHICKEN FLAMBÉ WITH BRANDIED CHERRY SAUCE FOR TWO

This delicious and romantic meal should quickly warm your mood for the evening!

2 8­ounce chicken breasts with bone and skin
1 ounce melted butter
1 teaspoon paprika
1 ounce brandy
1 pinch salt and white pepper to taste

Bing Cherry sauce
1 8 ounce can black bing cherries
2 tablespoons Burgundy wine
2 tablespoon sugar
1Ž2 teaspoon cornstarch
1 pinch salt

Preparing Bing Cherry Sauce: Drain juice from cherries. Combine juice with wine, sugar, cornstarch, and salt; mix thoroughly. Bring mixture to a boil until sauce thickens. Add the drained cherries. 

Season chicken breast with salt, white pepper, paprika, and brush with butter. Bake for 30 minutes at 325°F or until cooked and tender. Place chicken in a medium size ovenproof serving dish and cover with sauce. Have table set, candles lit, all accompaniments on table, and turn off lights when ready to flambé.

How to flambé: Pour 1/4 ounce of brandy over dish and place in middle of table. Using long wooden matches, ignite chicken breast. When flame goes out and liquor has burned off, you are ready to serve.

Yield: 2 servings