Toast Two Ways
Toast:
- 1 loaf fresh baked bread (I used sourdough)
- melted butter or ghee
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Brush toast with melted butter or ghee, and put in the oven about 7-8 minutes until crisp on the edges but still soft in the middle. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly, but not completely.
Pear + Honey Goat Cheese:
- 3 soft, ripe pears, thinly sliced
- 4 oz. fresh goat cheese (not the crumbles)
- 1-2 T. local honey, plus more for drizzling
- 3/4 tsp. cinnamon, plus more for dusting
- 1 T. fresh thyme, roughly chopped to release oils
- flaky sea salt, for topping
- Mix the goat cheese, honey, and cinnamon together and fold together with a spoon until smooth. While the toast is still warm, spread on the goat cheese in a pretty thick layer. Top with sliced pears, a dusting of cinnamon, drizzle of honey, and sprinkle of thyme and sea salt. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Apple Brie:
- 3 sweet red apples, thinly sliced
- 1/8-1/4 lb. triple cream brie, thinly sliced dried figs, sliced salted almond, chopped
- After the bread has toasted, top each with 2-3 slices of brie, followed by the apples. Put the toasts back in the oven for another 7-8 minutes, until the brie is melted and begins to bubble. Top with sliced figs and almonds.
