Chicken Breasts with Apple Brandy

Title: Chicken Breasts with Apple Brandy
Categories: Chicken
Yield: 4 servings

4 Chicken breast -halves,skinned and boned
3 tb Finely chopped shallots
1/4 ts Salt
3/4 c Half and half
1/8 ts Pepper
1/4 c Apple brandy
4 tb Butter or margarine
2 tb Dijon style mustard
1 lg Red apple,cored and thickly sliced 
1/4 c Chopped walnuts

Pound each chicken breast half between two sheets of plastic wrap, with the flat side of meat hammer, to 1/4" thickness.

Coat with mixture of flour, salt and pepper. Melt 2 Tbs of butter in a large skillet and 2 Tbs in a small skillet. Add chicken to the large skillet and cook over medium heat about 4 or 5 minutes, turning once, until tender and brown. Cook apple slices in the small skillet about 4 minutes. Remove chicken to a platter and keep warm. Add shallots to large skillet and cook over medium heat 3 minutes, until tender. Add half and half, brandy and mustard. Simmer, stirring, 3 minutes to reduce slightly. Pour over chicken garnish with apple slices and walnuts.

Serves 4.