BLACKENED ORANGE

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Yield 1 drink (plus extra orange slices)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Nonstick cooking spray
1 blood orange, sliced into thin rounds
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
2 ounces bourbon
1/2 ounce dry vermouth
5 dashes orange bitters

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil and coat with cooking spray. Combine the orange slices, 2 tablespoons maple syrup and the brown sugar in a medium bowl. Arrange the orange slices on the baking sheet in a single layer; bake, flipping once, until they are glossy and start blackening around the edges, about 15 minutes. Let cool.
Combine the bourbon, vermouth, the remaining 1 tablespoon maple syrup and the bitters in a cocktail shaker; fill with ice. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass; garnish with blackened orange slice.