Recipe(tried): Spirited Apricot Brie

Spirited Apricot Brie

1/2 cup apricot jam
1 Tablespoon grated orange peel
1 Tablespoon brandy or orange juice
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 piece brie cheese (about 1/2 lbs.)
Sliced almonds
Thin baguette slices or water crackers

1. Mix jam, orange peel, brandy, lemon
juice, and cinnamon in a shallow microwave-
safe serving dish just large enough to also
hold the brie.

2. Set brie in apricot sauce. Return to
microwave oven and cook, uncovered, until the
cheese is hot and slightly melted, about 1
minute; check at 20-second intervals.
Sprinkle top of brie with sliced almonds.

4. Scoop cheese and apricot sauce onto the
baguette slices. Makes 6 appetizer servings.