Toast With New York State Goat Cheese

• 1 cylinder fresh New York State goat cheese, 6 ounces
• 1 teaspoons fresh thyme, coarsely chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, coarsely chopped
• Coarsely ground black pepper to taste
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons Cognac
• 10 slices country bread

1. Cut the cheese into half-inch slices.
2. Mix the thyme, rosemary, pepper, oil and Cognac together and marinate the cheese slices in the mixture for four hours, or longer if desired.
3. Slice a loaf of country bread, about the diameter of a baguette, into 10 slices.
4. Brush the marinade from the cheese on both sides of the bread and toast.
5. Arrange a slice of cheese on the toast and place in a 300-degree oven, toasting for four to five minutes, until the cheese is hot.
6. Serve hot.

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Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/2059 (may not work)