Cooking with Fresh Grapes, II

Last year I planted a fence with root stock wine grapes, of Syrah and Counoise varieties from Tablas Creek Winery in Paso Robles. I like fresh grape leaves to stuff and make traditional dolmas. Because the vines were very young, I did not have grapes last year. But this year there were lots of succulent clusters under the big mature leaves.
Veraison, when the grapes turn from green to purple, was inconsistent, but regardless of the color, these small jewel-like grapes were delicious and very juicy. They inspired me to make what may become the first sign of fall, a rosemary flat bread studded with grapes, Gorgonzola, honey and fresh chives. You can use the fresh grape topping on a foccacia bread as I did or your favorite pizza dough recipe. The local honey from farmers Charlies and Mary Cornett, with my own home grown rosemary, grapes and chives made it a locavore specialty.

Rosemary flat bread studded with grapes, Gorgonzola, honey and fresh chives
ingredients

• 1 envelope active dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 cups bread flour, plus more for rolling
• 3/4 cup warm water
• 2 teaspoons chopped rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 pound grapes (1 1/2 cups)
• Coarse sea salt
• 3 ounces Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled (1/2 cup)
• 1 tablespoon local honey
• 1 tablespoon snipped chives
directions
1. In a large bowl, whisk the yeast and sugar with 1/4 cup of the flour.
2. Stir in 1/4 cup of the warm water and let stand until slightly foamy, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the rosemary, fine salt, pepper and the remaining 1 3/4 cups of flour and 1/2 cup of water; stir until a dough forms.
4. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes.
5. Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl, cover and let rise in a draft-free spot until billowy and doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
6. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450°. Place a pizza stone in the bottom of the oven, and preheat for at least 30 minutes.
7. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Press and stretch the dough into a 13-inch round, then transfer to a lightly floured pizza peel. Press the grapes into the dough and sprinkle with sea salt.
8. Slide the flatbread onto the hot stone and bake for about 12 minutes, until the crust is golden and the grapes have begun to release some of their juices.
9. Sprinkle the cheese on top and bake for about 2 minutes longer, until the cheese melts. Slide the flatbread onto a work surface and drizzle with the honey and sprinkle with the chives. Cut into wedges and serve.