Foie Gras Toasts with Sauternes Geleé

Foie Gras Toasts with Sauternes Geleé
Foie Gras Toasts with Sauternes Geleé
These little stacks of toasted and buttered bread, foie gras terrine, and Sauternes gelée—crisp, creamy, cool—will make you swoon and sigh. They provide such a rich reward for so simple an assembly: The only thing you make from scratch is the gelée; itÂ’s like a sip of dessert wine on top of this extraordinary first bite.
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  • Served Person: Makes about 36 hors dÂ’oeuvres
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  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup sauternes or other white dessert wine
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin (from a 1/4-ounce envelope)
  • 1 (1-inch-thick) slice of foie gras terrine (6 ounces; not pã¡tã© or mousse) or a 6 1/2-ounces block
  • 6 (1/2-inch-thick) slices firm white bread (pullman loaf or firm sandwich bread)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • equipment: a small offset spatula
  • Carbohydrate 6 g(2%)
  • Cholesterol 9 mg(3%)
  • Fat 3 g(4%)
  • Fiber 0 g(1%)
  • Protein 1 g(2%)
  • Saturated Fat 1 g(5%)
  • Sodium 61 mg(3%)
  • Calories 56

Preparation Lightly oil a shallow 8-inch square baking dish or pan and line bottom and sides with a sheet of plastic wrap. Bring Sauternes and sugar to a boil in a small heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Meanwhile, sprinkle gelatin over water in a small bowl and let soften 1 minute. Pour hot wine over gelatin mixture, then stir until gelatin has dissolved. Cool to room temperature. Pour wine-gelatin mixture into lined dish and chill, covered, until set, at least 4 hours. Lift gelée out of dish using plastic wrap and transfer to a cutting board. Cut gelée into 3/4-inch squares (without cutting through plastic). Cut foie gras into 1-inch squares (about 1/4 inch thick). Transfer squares with offset spatula to a tray lined with plastic wrap, then top each with a square of gelée (you will have extra gelée). Chill, covered with plastic wrap, until ready to serve. Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in upper third. Trim crusts from bread, then brush with butter and cut 6 (1 1/4-inch) squares from each slice. Arrange in a 4-sided sheet pan and bake until golden, about 6 minutes. Top toasts with foie-gras-and-gelée stacks. Cooks’ notes:•Gelée can be chilled up to 2 days. •Foie-gras-and-gelée stacks can be chilled up to 1 day. •Bread can be buttered and cut (but not baked) 2 hours ahead and chilled, covered with plastic wrap.