goat cheese and chive garlic bread

prep time:  tbd
cook time:  tbd
servings:  8 - 12

ingredients:
1 large baguette
1/2 cup butter at room temperature
5-ounces fresh goat cheese
4 large cloves peeled garlic - pressed or minced
2 tablespoons minced chives
salt
pepper

steps:
1.  preheat oven to 475 degrees.  stir together the butter and goat cheese until well blended, then stir in the garlic and chives with salt and pepper to taste.  slice the baguette lengthwise.  score the bread in 2-inch wide strips, cut about halfway through the bread.  spread the cheese mixture evenly into the bread.

2.  set the loaf cheese-side up on a baking sheet and bake until lightly browned, 5 -7 minutes. let cook a few minutes before serving.

- sam's club source, june/july 2007