Valentine’s day is approaching and a sweet romantic special day like this I thought: “I’d prepare the chicken in a special way”. In fact, the crusty bread on the food, is very good and also creates curiosity about what you can find under the crust, and I think it lends itself perfectly to this feast.
The ingredients are simple, it is very easy to prepare but need much time to prepare. It is very economic  recipe and in this period is a big advantage. Everybody wants to impress their love and this is a way to do it.
I have prepared the bread dough the day before, but you can replace it with a roll of ready-made dough.
Attention: the preparation time of drastically reduced if you use the dough for bread rolls.
I used Bacon Pancetta Steccata by Antica Macelleria Falorni – to add a rich flavor, and freeze-dried and  pepper the Grains of Paradise.

Tips for you
• Bacon Pancetta Steccata by Antica Macelleria Falorni
• freeze-dried herbs by Cannamela
• Grains of paradise by Cannamela

INGREDIENTS for 2 PEOPLE
(the doses are expressed in Cup USA and kilograms)
For the bread dough
1 cup and half (150 g) of spelt flour
the tip of a teaspoonful of baking soda
2 teaspoons of sugar
7 – 8 tablespoon (100 ml) of water
Salt to taste
Sesame seeds and poppy seeds for garnish to taste

For the broth
1 cup (200/250 ml) of water
1/2 stick of celery
1/2 carrot
1/2 onion
1 teaspoon pesto alla genovese

For the chicken
0,65 lb (300 gr) chicken breast
2 medium-sized potatoes
1,40 ounce (40 gr) of mixed mushrooms (you can use frozen mixed mushrooms)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1,10 ounce (30 gr) of bacon better if Pancetta Steccata by Antica Macelleria Falorni
Garlic and shallots and Sage freeze dried and chopped better Cannamela to taste
1 teaspoon of maize starch
Pepper best Grains of Paradise by Cannamela to taste
Salt to taste
Butter to taste 2 single molds soufflés

PROCEDURE
FOR THE BREAD DOUGH TO PREPRARARE THE DAY BEFORE
1 – In a salad bowl, pour the flour, sugar, salt and baking soda, then mix well.
2 – Pour slowly the water in the mixture. You knead until dough is smooth.
3 – Cover with plastic wrap and put in fridge the dough to rise for 24 hours

FOR THE BROTH
1 – Pour into a pot of water, the carrot, the celery and the onion, Cook for 1 hour.
2 – Add the pesto alla genovese, mix well. Turn off the stove and let stand.

FOR THE CHICKEN AND POTATOES
1 – Cut chicken breast into cubes and put it in a pan with extra virgin olive oil, Cook on a moderate flame.
2 – Clean the potatoes, cut them into thin slices, with a heart-shaped cutter (small) get so hearts how the potatoes allow.
3 – Add the potatoes hearts to the chicken , pour 2 – 3 tablespoons of broth and cook.
4 – Clean the mushrooms and cut into cubes, pour into pan with the potatoes and chicken.
5 – Add the garlic, shallots, pepper paprika to taste.
6 – Cut the pancetta into thin slices and add them to the chicken, add the maize starch.
7 – Raise the fire during cooking, add the broth one tablespoon at a time to avoid that the chicken is too dry, otherwise the chicken dries out in the oven.
8 – If you need add salt and ultimate the cooked, turn off and let it sit.

FOR DECORATION
1 – Remove the dough from the fridge before starting the preparation of chicken to make it warm, divide the dough in half. with the help of a rolling pin roll out the dough, the other half put it aside.
2 – Draw two circles larger of molds soufflés that we use. Set aside the rest of the dough.
3 – Take the dough and flatten it sidelined pour poppy seeds. Fold the dough over itself and kneading to incorporate the poppy seeds.
4 – Roll out the dough with a rolling pin, pour slowly on the surface of the dough other poppy seeds, for increase the contrast color, roll out the dough again with the rolling pin, to incorporate poppy seeds. In this way the seeds they will not fall from the surface.
5 – With the help of a heart-shaped cutter cut the dough for decoration.

At this point turn the oven and bring it to 375°F (190° C).
Grease the soufflé molds, even the outer edges and pour half chicken with potatoes in each of two molds soufflè, including broth. Make sure that the potato hearts remain clearly visible on the surface.
Cover both molds with the dough of bread, by joining the edges of the dough on the outside edge of the mold. Pour on the surface the sesame seeds.  Put the hearts over the dough.
With the rest of dough make  about 8 morsels of equal measure.
Place in the oven and bake for about 15-20 minutes, until the dough is golden.
Remove from the oven and wait a few minutes before serving the molds soufflè with bread’s morsels on the side.
Bon appétit and happy Valentine’s day.

INGREDIENTI PER 2 PERSONE
(le dosi sono espresse in Cup USA e Chilogrammi)