Title: Herbed Baked Goat Cheese

Category: Appetizer

Servings: 12

Source: Cook's Illustrated

Ingredients

Instructions

In a food processor, process Melba toasts to fine, even crumbs, about 1-1/2 minutes; transfer crumbs to medium bowl and stir in pepper. Whisk eggs and mustard in medium bowl until combined. Combine thyme and chives in small bowl.
Using kitchen twine or dental floss, divide cheese into 12 evenly sized pieces. Roll each piece into a ball; roll each ball in herbs to coat lightly. Transfer 6 pieces to egg mixture, turn each piece to coat; transfer to Melba crumbs and turn each piece to coat, pressinga crumbs into cheese. Flatten each ball into disk about 1-1/2 inches wide and 1 inch thick and set on baking sheeet. Repeat process with remaining 6 pieces of cheese. Freeze cheese until firm, about 30 minutes. (Cheese may be wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and frozen up to 1 week.) Adjust oven rack to uppermost position; heat to 475 degrees.
Remove cheese from freezer and brush tops and sides evenly with olive oil. Bake until crumbs are golden brown and cheese is slightly soft, 7 to 9 minutes (or 9 to 12 minutes if cheese is completely frozen). Using thin metal spatula, transfer cheese to paper towel-lined platae and cool 3 minutes.

Notes

Use with Salad with Vinaigrette