Buttery Fig and Blue Cheese Melt

Name: Buttery Fig and Blue Cheese Melt
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; 6 ripe but firm fresh figs, stemmed and cut in half lengthwise; 8 slices crusty Italian bread (¼ inch thick); 4 ounces creamy-style blue cheese, such as Gorgonzola or Point Reyes Blue (do not use pre-crumbled blue cheese), at room temperature