Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, panettone - italian christmas cake. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Originated in Milan, it is a large, dome-shaped cake that has been leavened with yeast. It has a slightly light and airy texture but a rich and buttery taste, and is not very sweet. It has become very popular in other parts of Europe and South America and is spreading throughout North America as well. Popular brands are Maina, Tre Marie, Motta, Alemagna, Bauli and there are many more.
Panettone - Italian Christmas Cake is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Panettone - Italian Christmas Cake is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook panettone - italian christmas cake using 28 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Panettone - Italian Christmas Cake:
- Take Preferment
- Prepare 5 gm instant yeast
- Make ready 122 gm water
- Prepare 67 gm high protein flour (13.5% protein or higher)
- Make ready Starter ingredients
- Prepare 33 gm unsalted butter
- Take 22 gm caster sugar
- Take 1 large egg
- Prepare 100 gm bread flour
- Prepare Final dough
- Make ready 67 gm unsalted butter
- Prepare 67 gm caster sugar
- Take 1 large egg & 2 yolks (remove a tbsp of white),
- Get 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Prepare Zest of 1 orange & lemon
- Prepare 2 tsp honey (I used the leftover syrup from making candied orange)
- Prepare 204 gm bread flour, sieved
- Prepare 5 gm salt
- Take Dried Fruits
- Prepare 50 g dried cranberries
- Prepare 50 g dried apricot
- Prepare 50 g raisin
- Prepare 50 g candied orange
- Get 100 ml Caribbean Rum
- Prepare Other
- Take For 2 Corrogulated paper moulds size 112mm x 85mm
- Take 12 -inchmetal or wooden skewers
- Take Or you can use 8 ramenkins & mugs like I did
Ancient Romans feasted on panem triticum, a loaf of bread sweetened with egg and raisins. Panettone is a sweet bread originating from Milan, Italy that is often eaten around Christmas time. It is tall and cylindrical in shape, has a fluffy sourdough texture, and traditionally contains raisins and candied orange or other citrus fruits, though there are other types including chocolate as well. Panettone is a dome-shaped Italian sweet bread or cake made with flour, raisins, and candied fruit.
Steps to make Panettone - Italian Christmas Cake:
- Soak all dried fruits in rum overnight preferably. Strain excess rum before mixing into dough.
- Starter dough (Preferment): Mix the above and set aside until all bubbly. That's about 30 minutes or thereabout.
- In a mixing bowl, mix butter & sugar until smooth. Add egg & mix until combined. Pour the butter mixture into the Preferment & whisk until combined. Then add the sifted flour into this mixture and fold & whisk until evenly combined. Cover & stick in fridge for 7 to 12 hours. Best is over-night or whatever schedule suits you. It should be about triple in size. When ready to use, take it out & bring to room temperature. That's the first part!
- Using whisk attachment, beat butter & sugar until light & fluffy. Add egg, beat until combined. Add vanilla extract, honey & zest. Add starter dough & beat until incorporated. Change to hook attachment Add flour. Knead for 10 minutes using speed 2. Rest for 5 minutes.
- Knead for another 10 minutes, using speeds 2 & 3 until windowpane.
- Add soaked fruits. Knead for 5 minutes at speed 2, until combined.
- Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl. Stretch & fold 3 times with 20 minutes interval. Set aside and let it proof until double in size.
- Lightly oil the counter top. Pour dough out & divide into 2 equal halves or 8 equal pieces if you use Ramenkins. Shape into a boule & drop into case. Oil your hands for easier handling of the dough.
- Let dough proof until just below the rim of the case. Cut a cross at the top & place a, small piece of cold butter in the middle. Or you can egg wash and sprinkle pearl sugar & almond flakes.
- Bake at 170C, bottom rack. Tent the top heat for 5 minutes. Then remove. Continue baking for another 30-35 minutes. Half way through baking, turn the bread 180 degrees.
- Remove from the oven and pierce 12-inch metal or wooden skewers all the way through the panettone (including the paper) 4 inches apart and 1 inch from the bottom so the skewers are parallel. Hang the panettone upside down over a large stockpot and cool completely before cutting. Transfer to a wire rack and let it cool completely. To store the panettone, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, then either place in a resealable plastic bag in the fridge.
- This recipe makes a beautiful, soft, supple dough that is much like a brioche. It’s stunning, and the flavor lives up to its looks. The bread is incredibly soft and sweet, and just loaded with flavor thanks to the vanilla bean, lemon zest, cranberries and candied orange peel.
- Ready to serve and ENJOY!
It is tall and cylindrical in shape, has a fluffy sourdough texture, and traditionally contains raisins and candied orange or other citrus fruits, though there are other types including chocolate as well. Panettone is a dome-shaped Italian sweet bread or cake made with flour, raisins, and candied fruit. No matter how panettone originated, it's enjoyed by millions of people in Italy and around the world during the Christmas season. Panettone is a yeasted cake made from flour, butter, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and a raising agent called biga. Biga is a bread starter similar to sourdough starter made from flour, yeast, yogurt, and water.
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