Panettone is a traditional Christmas cake that originated in Milan and eventually became a symbol of Christmas throughout Italy. It is a leavened dough based on water, flour, egg yolks and butter, to which raisins and candied orange peel are added. When removed from the mold, the cake has a characteristic dome shape. Below is a recipe for real, homemade panettone, which will surely succeed even for those who are not good at cooking.
He says homemade panettone is a great idea for the Christmas season. Try it and bring a soft and fragrant panettone to the festive table this year, which will stay fresh for up to a week.
Real homemade Italian panettone
Ingredients
- 150 ml warm milk
- 2 teaspoons dry yeast
- 100 g of sugar
- 3 eggs
- 175 g of melted butter
- 3 tablespoons of marsala or prosecco wine
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 500 g of flour
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- 150 g of raisins
- 4 tablespoons of orange juice
- 75 g of candied orange peel
- mold oil
Directions
- Mix the milk and yeast in a small bowl.
- In another bowl, mix sugar and eggs until you get a creamy mixture. Stir in the melted butter, wine and vanilla extract.
- Put the flour and salt, fermented milk, egg and sugar mixture in a mixing bowl and mix for 10 minutes on the lowest speed with an electric mixer fitted with a dough attachment.
- Cover the bowl with a clean cloth and let the mixture rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
- Meanwhile, soak the raisins in orange juice or brandy.
- Grease an 18 cm deep panettone mold. Place baking paper on the bottom, and cover the sides of the model with a double layer of baking paper up to a height of 10 cm.
- Roll out the dough on a floured work surface, mix in raisins and candied orange peel and gently knead for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Shape the dough into a ball and place it in the prepared mold. Cover with a clean cloth and let rise for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until doubled again. Heat the oven to 180 °C.
- Brush the top of the panettone with beaten egg and sprinkle with almonds.
- Bake for about 55 minutes, or until the dough rises enough and turns golden yellow.
- Remove from mold and allow to cool. Just before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
