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Panettone (Italian Christmas Bread)
Try my Panettone Recipe, an authentic Italian Christmas bread that takes time but is easy with foolproof tips and a clear timeline.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Additional Time
3 hrs 30 mins
Total Time
4 hrs 40 mins
Servings: 10 people
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (3 ¾ oz/105 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 ¼ cups (11 ¼ oz/319 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/16 teaspoon instant yeast
- ⅓ cup (2 ½ oz/71 g) granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup (2 ½ fl oz/80 ml) lukewarm water
- 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 4 tablespoons (2 oz/57 g) butter, softened
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- ¼ cup (2fl oz/60 ml) lukewarm water
- ½ teaspoon Fiori di Sicilia flavoring*
- ½ cup (2 ½ oz/71 g) golden raisins
- ½ cup (2 ½ oz/71 g) dried apricots chopped
- ½ cup (2 ½ oz/71 g) dried cranberries
- ½ cup (2 ½ oz/71 g) candied peel
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
Notes
- Fiori di Sicilia: this can be substituted with 1 teaspoon vanilla + ⅕ teaspoon orange oil.
- Read through the recipe fully before you start. This recipe has to be started the day before to make the starter!
- I like to use whiskey or rum-soaked raisins, apricots, candied peel, and cranberries, but feel free to mix it up and add what you have.
- Make sure your butter and eggs are at room temperature, so they easily blend into the other ingredients.
- Add in some chopped, bittersweet chocolate for the chocolate lovers out there!
- Fiori di Sicilia: this can be substituted with 1 teaspoon vanilla + ⅕ teaspoon orange oil.