Quick Panettone (Italian Christmas Bread)
- 4 cups All-purpose Flour, Plus More As Needed
- 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
- 3/4 teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Orange Zest
- 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
- 1 cup Whole Milk (shy)
- 1 Tablespoon Brandy
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Bean Paste Or Extract
- 1 stick Unsalted Butter, Softened At Room Temperature
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 whole Large Eggs
- 3 whole Egg Yolks
- 1/3 cups Dried Currants, Raisins Or Cranberries
- 1/3 cups Dried Golden Raisins
- 1 whole Egg Beaten With 1T Water, For Egg Wash
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Grease a panettone mold (mine was 6 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches, see note below) or 8-inch round springform pan, and place on a baking sheet. In a large bowl combine 4 cups of flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and zests. In a small bowl, whisk together milk, brandy and vanilla.
- In a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together butter and sugar over medium speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time until well-combined. Alternately add the flour and milk mixtures over low speed until incorporated. Stir in dried fruits. Replace paddle attachment with a dough hook, and process over medium speed for 6-8 minutes or until dough becomes more elastic and slightly drier. It will still be very sticky at this point.
- Turn dough out onto floured surface. Incorporate up to 1/2 cup more flour (a few tablespoons at a time) until just dry enough to handle. The dough should still be much looser and stickier than a typical bread dough. Form into a round, domed shape the same diameter as your mold and place into mold, flat side down. Brush top with egg wash. Cut a cross-shaped slit into the center, 2 by 2 inches wide and 1/2 inch deep.
- Bake in the center of the oven for 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. To avoid over-baking, check doneness every 3-5 minutes towards the end of the cooking process. Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool completely. Cut into slices with a serrated knife, and enjoy.
- Note: Panettone molds can be found online. I bought mine from Amazon.
allpurpose, baking powder, baking soda, salt, orange zest, lemon zest, milk, brandy, vanilla bean paste, butter, sugar, eggs, egg yolks, raisins, golden raisins, egg
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/breads/quick-panettone-italian-christmas-bread/ (may not work)