King Estate Winery Pinot Gris & Pinot Noir Oregon Wine

Ingredients

• 1.5 ounces fresh goat cheese
• 8 slices black pepper bacon
• 8 fresh Black Mission figs
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 3 tablespoons real Maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley finely chopped
• 1 French baguette
• Special equipment: Pastry bag with fine tip and Bamboo toothpicks

Preparation

• Remove goat cheese from refrigerator and bring to room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• On a parchment lined baking sheet, place slices of bacon in an even layer.
• Bake for approximately 20 minutes until the bacon is browning yet still flexible.
• Set aside to cool slightly.
• In a small bowl, add softened goat cheese, salt and pepper.
• Mix well and spoon into pastry bag.
• Cut stem off of the figs.
• Using the small end of a spoon or your pinky finger, gently make a small pocket in the fig, being careful not to tear the fig.
• Place the tip of the pastry bag into the pocket and squeeze a small amount of goat cheese into the fig.
• Wrap a slice of bacon around the fig, starting at the stem end and also finishing there.
• Take a bamboo toothpick and pierce all the way through the fig securing the bacon.
• Repeat this process with each fig and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
• Bake at 300 degrees for approximately 20 minutes until the fig has softened slightly and the goat cheese is warm.
• Drizzle with maple syrup and sprinkle with fresh parsley.
• Serve with sliced baguette.