Blue Cheese & Fig Toasts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 oz small dried mission figs
1/2 cup port
1/2 loaf brioche or other sweetened egg bread
4 tsp olive oil
2 oz blue cheese
2 oz cream cheese
3 Tbsp heavy cream
2 oz walnuts toasted

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400
Remove the stems and quarter the figs lengthwise.
Simmer in the port until the wine is absorbed
Remove from heat and set aside
Cut the brioche into 1/4 to 3/8 inch thick slices
Use a 1 1/2 inch diameter cutter to cut rounds from the brioche
Place the rounds on a baking sheet and brush with olive oil.
Bake until they start to brown, about 5 to 7 minutes. The toasts will become crisper as they cool
Combine blue cheese, cream cheese and heavy cream. Blend well, adding additional cream as needed to make the mixture workable enough to pipe.
Assembly:
Use pastry bag fitted with a star tip to pipe a moderate amount of cheese mixture onto each cooled toast. Or use 2 spoons to place a dollop of cheese on each round. Garnish with a piece of fig and a small piece of walnut.