This is one those recipes that is definitely worth the trouble. I’ve never had a panettone from a store but I can’t imagine it gets better than this. This is half bread / half dessert with a soft and tender crumb and amazing punches of sweet and boozy from the fruits. You can use whatever combination of dried fruit, nuts, and candies that you like but I used what was available to me. I suggest reading the recipe through several times before starting and making sure you correctly line your tin as those will both save you a lot of headaches.
Panettone
AuthorMabDifficultyIntermediateMake the biga: Mix together the flour, water, and yeast in a medium sized bowl until a tacky dough has formed then cover and leave at least 8 hours, preferably overnight.
Make the soaked fruit: Fill a bowl with the dried fruit and pour over the rum and hot water, allow to sit while you make the dough.
Make the dough: In a stand mixer all the biga, flour, yeast, warm water, vanilla extract, orange water, sugar, and eggs until it forms a tacky dough (about 2 minutes) then add in the butter in pieces and mix together on medium for about 8-10 minutes until a smooth and elastic dough forms.
Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl and allow to rise until doubled, about 1-2 hours.
Line a springform pan with a high walled parchment paper if you're not using a panettone paper pan.
Drain the water from the soaked fruit, then deflate the dough and evenly kneed the fruits into the dough.
My best method for this was making a flat rectangle, pouring the fruit on evenly and rolling it up like a log before re-shaping into a ball.
Place the ball of fruit-laden dough in to mold or lined pan and allow to rise again, until doubled in size (1-2 hours).
Preheat over to 175°C and bake for 30-55 minutes, checking it frequently after the 25 minute mark. Completely cool before slicing.
Ingredients
Directions
Make the biga: Mix together the flour, water, and yeast in a medium sized bowl until a tacky dough has formed then cover and leave at least 8 hours, preferably overnight.
Make the soaked fruit: Fill a bowl with the dried fruit and pour over the rum and hot water, allow to sit while you make the dough.
Make the dough: In a stand mixer all the biga, flour, yeast, warm water, vanilla extract, orange water, sugar, and eggs until it forms a tacky dough (about 2 minutes) then add in the butter in pieces and mix together on medium for about 8-10 minutes until a smooth and elastic dough forms.
Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl and allow to rise until doubled, about 1-2 hours.
Line a springform pan with a high walled parchment paper if you're not using a panettone paper pan.
Drain the water from the soaked fruit, then deflate the dough and evenly kneed the fruits into the dough.
My best method for this was making a flat rectangle, pouring the fruit on evenly and rolling it up like a log before re-shaping into a ball.
Place the ball of fruit-laden dough in to mold or lined pan and allow to rise again, until doubled in size (1-2 hours).
Preheat over to 175°C and bake for 30-55 minutes, checking it frequently after the 25 minute mark. Completely cool before slicing.