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Toasted Peanut Butter and Honey Sandwich on Rosemary Chocolate Bread

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by：indieculinary

MAKES 1 loaf of bread, with directions for making 1 sandwich

Ingredients

1 packet active dry yeast

12 ounces lukewarm water

10 ounces whole wheat flour (such as hard red winter wheat)

10 ounces bread flour

2 teaspoons sea salt

4 ounces ground almonds (almond meal)

1 tablespoon honey

2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more to oil the bowl

2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary

4 ounces finely diced dark chocolate

2 thin, even slices of Rosemary and Chocolate Bread (see recipe above)

1 tablespoon good, peppery olive oil

2 to 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter, or to taste

1 to 2 tablespoons honey, or to taste

Instructions

For the rosemary chocolate bread:

Add the yeast to the lukewarm water and set aside.
Combine the flours, salt, ground almonds, honey, and olive oil in the bowl of a standing mixer.
Pour the water/yeast mixture over.
Use the standing mixer to knead the bread until it reaches "windowpane" stage. (When you take a small piece and spread it between your fingers, you get a thin, stretchy, nearly transparent result from the dough.) You will likely need to stop the mixer a few times to scrape the bottom of the bowl, and gather up and knead in any dry crumbs by hand.
Knead in the minced rosemary and chocolate by hand.
Place your dough in a bowl rubbed lightly with olive oil, cover with a towel, and leave it to rise at room temperature until it's about doubled.
Punch it down and leave it alone for another 15 minutes to rise again.
Preheat your oven to 450° F and leave a covered, lightly-oiled Dutch oven within to preheat as well.
Shape your dough into a round loaf.
Bake the dough inside the preheated Dutch oven, covered, for about 30 minutes.
Remove the cover and bake for another 15 minutes, or until a firm brown crust is achieved, and the loaf sounds hollow when you tap on the bottom.

For the toasted peanut butter and honey sandwich on rosemary chocolate bread:

Preheat oven to 350° F.
Brush the slices of bread with olive oil.
Toast in the oven for 5 to 10 minutes, or until they become golden and crispy.
Remove from oven, spread peanut butter evenly on each slice of bread, then drizzle slices with honey.
Return to oven for 2 to 3 minutes to finish warming through.
Remove from oven and press together into a sandwich.