Apple - Pear Chutney with Goat Cheese on Toasts

I made this Apple-Pear chutney the other day since we got a bunch of apples in our Riverford order.  The recipe is from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, and once again Ms. Madison has not let us down.  Though this time, unlike my last failure, I managed to pair it with something that would be a success - goat cheese and toast.

Apple-Pear Chutney

Ingredients

• 3 apples
• 2 pears
• 1 cup honey
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 3 inch cinnamon stick
• 5 cloves
• 10 peppercorns
• Several slices of ginger

Peel and thinly slice the apples and pears.  Add all the other ingredients to a saucepan and bring to a boil.  Stew each fruit separately in the syrup until they're fully cooked and transparent, about 15 minutes.  Then pour everything into a jar, and voila - chutney!  I used an old Bonne Mamman jar because I'm just so eco-chic!

I actually only made half the recipe because I didn't have enough honey on hand, but I wish I'd made more!  The vinegar really sweetens up in the cooking process, but it still lends the chutney an edge that will allow it to swing both ways - sweet or savory.  

I cut little rounds of whole wheat bread and smeared goat cheese on them and then added a spoonful of the chutney.  I think they looked pretty cute and tasted lovely.  A perfect little appetizer - I'm practicing for my future dinner parties.  Do you think they're classy lookin?