Duck with Honey

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons fresh lavender blossoms
• 4 baguette slices
• 1 6- to 6 1/2-pound duck, fresh or frozen, thawed
• 3 tablespoons dry red wine
• ¼ teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 cup canned low-salt chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
• + 2 more ingredients
• • 1 ½ teaspoons coarse sea salt
  • 4 tablespoons lavender honey or orange flower honey

Preheat oven to 350°F. Finely grind 2 teaspoons fresh or 1 teaspoon dried lavender blossoms, thyme, sea salt and peppercorns in spice grinder or with mortar and pestle. Remove fat deposits and giblets from duck cavity, reserving liver. Trim excess skin and fat from neck area. Rinse inside and out...

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