""This chicken is roasted on thick slices of sourdough bread and slathered with a creme fraiche glaze. It looks like a million dollars. When you combine the chicken with that sticky, drippings-soaked bread, you're talking about at least a million-dollar taste."..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 (4.5 pound) whole chicken
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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1 lemon, halved
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3 cloves garlic, peeled (optional)
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1 bunch fresh thyme
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1 bay leaf
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2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed - divided
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3 thick slices day-old sourdough French bread
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 cup creme fraiche
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1 tablespoon peeled and grated shallot
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1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper
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lemon juice, or to taste
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1 teaspoon lemon zest
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3 chive blossoms for garnish, chopped (optional)