Lavender- Honey Chicken Breast

This recipe has a very unique taste- is spicy, sweet and aromatic. Quite a treat. I got out of the SFChronicle in 2000.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  chicken breasts
• 1⁄2 cup honey
• 1  tablespoon  fresh  lavender flowers
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
•  salt

Directions

1. Wash the chicken breasts well, remove the skin and pat dry.
2. combine honey, lavender blossoms, and black pepper in a small bowl and set aside.
3. Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt, pepper and lavender blossoms-rub well and place in a baking dish.
4. Bake 1 hour 350 degrees.
5. The last half hour of baking, baste the chicken with the honey mixture several times until the chicken is golden brown and cooked completely.