Crafting A Blissful Bungalow
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A Note Before You Start
These are a simple yet delicious hors d'oeuvre. I used a 1" biscuit cutter to cut out the rounds of bread. I also used a mini star shaped cookie cutter to make the star (bread) garnish for the tops. You could simplify this recipe by serving the whipped goat cheese and preserves on crackers.
Ingredients
5 oz package of plain goat cheese - room temperature
1/3 cup of blueberry preserves
1 oz of cream cheese - room temperature
2 Tbsp of milk
20 slices of Pepperidge Farm thin sandwich bread slices
2 Tbsp of olive oil
2 Tbsp of unsalted butter
Preparation
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Using a 1" round biscuit cutter, cut out 40 rounds of bread. If using a mini star shaped cookie cutter, cut out 40 stars from the remaining bread.
Step 2: Place the olive oil and the butter in a small ramekin and microwave for 1 minute on power level 6 or just until the butter has melted. Mix together and using a pastry brush, brush each round on both sides with a light coating of the butter and olive oil mixture.
STEP 3: Bake for 10 minutes. Remove and allow the bread rounds to cool.
Step 4: Place the room temperature cream cheese and goat cheese in the bowl of a mini chopper or cuisinart. Add the milk and pulse to combine.
Step 5: When the bread rounds have cooled, spread a layer of the goat cheese mixture onto the bread and then top with a small dollop of blueberry preserves. Top with the mini bread star garnish.