Cookbook:Cinnamon Glazed Apples

Serve this with pork chops, or as a dessert.

Ingredients

 * 2 Honeycrisp apples, cut into ½-inch wedges
 * ¼ cup white granulated sugar
 * ¼ cup unsalted butter, divided
 * 1 tsp freshly-ground cinnamon
 * ⅓ cup brandy
 * Juice of ½ orange
 * 1 pinch salt

Procedure

 * 1) Melt 2 tbsp of the butter in a large stainless steel skillet over medium heat.
 * 2) Add apples and cook, tossing often, until lightly browned around edges. Remove and keep warm.
 * 3) Add sugar, salt, orange, and cinnamon to pan. Scrape with a metal whisk to loosen browned bits.
 * 4) Melt in butter, 1 tbsp at a time, while whisking continuously. Once all butter has been melted, bring to a boil (the fiercer the boil, the flashier the show).
 * 5) Carefully add brandy and, if it hasn't ignited by itself, do so with a long match or a firestick.
 * 6) Add apples and cook 1–2 minutes, depending on how soft you want your apples.
 * 7) Remove apples from pan and drizzle with sauce. Serve warm.

Warnings

 * Do not add the liquor directly from the bottle—if it catches, this can result in an explosion within the bottle.