Fig-and-Blue Cheese Bruschetta

Ingredients

• 2 oz cheese blue crumbled
• 3 oz cream cheese softened
• 0.5 cup fig preserves 
• 36 slices baguette french (1/4-inch-thick)

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Broil French baguette slices on a baking sheet 3 inches from heat 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until lightly toasted.
2. Remove baking sheet, and reduce oven temperature to 35
3. Stir together cream cheese and blue cheese in a small bowl until well blended.
4. Spread a heaping 1/2 tsp. cream cheese mixture onto each baguette slice; top each with a rounded 1/2 tsp. fig preserves.
5. Bake at 350 on middle rack for 8 to 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
6. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Braswell's Fig Preserves.