Farm Family Recipes

Form goat cheese into a 3/4-inch thick disc. Combine bread crumbs and chopped pine nuts in a small dish. Pat bread crumb mixture evenly onto goat cheese disc and set aside. Caramelize garlic by sauteing the cloves in the olive oil over medium heat for about 15 minutes, until golden. Set aside to cool. Heat the oven to 300 degrees. Slice baguette in 1/4-inch thick pieces at an angle, about 4 inches long (for toasts). Take the olive oil in which the garlic cloves were sauteed and brush both sides of each bread slice with it. Place the bread on a sheet pan and bake them at 300 degrees for about 20 minutes, until light brown. Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature. Increase oven heat to 450 degrees. Place goat cheese on a cookie sheet and bake for 3 to 4 minutes, until bread crumbs turn a light golden color and cheese begins to puff. Remove the cheese from the oven and transfer to a serving plate or platter. Sprinkle caramelized garlic over baked goat cheese and drizzle with any remaining garlic olive