ROASTED GARLIC WITH FRESH THYME & GOAT CHEESE

Ingredients:

• 4 Plump heads of garlic
• 3/4 cup Defatted reduced-sodium Chicken stock
• 8 Sprigs
• Salt & freshly ground black
• Pepper to taste
• 4 ounces Log creamy goat cheese -- Cut into 4 portions
• 4 slices Lightly toasted sourdough or Peasant bread

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• With a sharp knife, cut off and discard the upper third of each garlic head, exposing the cloves.
• Leave the skin intact below the cut.
• Set the garlic heads, cut-side up, in a small baking dish or grating dish just large enough to hold them.
• Pour chicken stock over the garlic, add thyme sprigs and season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Cover the dish tightly with heavy-duty aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour, or until each clove is soft to the touch and the skin resembles lightly browned parchment.
• Serve the garlic with the cooking juices spooned over and pass goat cheese and bread separately.
• To eat, break off a piece of bread and spread with a small amount of cheese, then scoop out the garlic puree from one of the cloves with t