Miniature Milanese Panettone
- 13 cup warm water (about 110 degrees)
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast (2 envelopes)
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 12 cup warm milk (about 110 degrees)
- 23 cup sugar
- 4 large whole eggs
- 3 large egg yolks
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 34 cup cold unsalted butter, softened (1-1/2 sticks)
- 2 cups mixed dried fruit (currants, cranberries, cherries, and or or diced apricots)
- 1 lemon, zest of
- 1 orange, zest of
- 12 paper, mini panettone molds
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- butter for bowl and plastic wrap
- Pour warm water into a bowl, and sprinkle with 1 envelope of yeast.
- Stir with a fork until yeast has dissolved, then let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Stir in 1/2 cup flour, and cover bowl with plastic wrap.
- Let stand in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 30 minutes.
- Pour warm milk into a bowl, and sprinkle with remaining envelope of yeast.
- Stir with a fork until yeast has dissolved, then let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk together sugar, whole eggs, 2 egg yolks, salt, and vanilla.
- Whisk in milk mixture.
- Beat butter and remaining 3 1/2 cups flour with a mixer on medium speed until mixture is crumbly.
- Reduce speed to low, and gradually add egg mixture.
- Raise speed to medium, and beat until smooth.
- Add yeast-and-flour mixture, and beat on high speed until dough is elastic and long strands form when it's stretched, about 5 minutes.
- (It will still be very sticky.)
- Stir in dried fruits and zests.
- Transfer to a buttered bowl, and cover with buttered plastic wrap.
- Let dough stand in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400 degress, with rack in lower third.
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface, and divide into 4-ounce portions.
- Knead a few times, then shape into balls.
- Drop each ball into a paper mold, transfer to a rimmed baking sheet, and loosely cover with buttered plastic wrap.
- Let rise in a warm place until dough reaches edge of mold, 30 to 45 minutes.
- Whisk remaining yolk with cream, and brush onto tops of balls.
- Cut an X in the top of each ball with kitchen shears.
- Bake 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 350 degrees, and bake until tops are golden brown and rise slightly above rims of molds, about 15 minutes.
- Tent baking sheet with foil if tops are beginning to get too brown.
- Transfer panettone to a wire rack to cool.
- Panettone can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
warm water, active dry yeast, allpurpose flour, warm milk, sugar, eggs, egg yolks, salt, vanilla, cold unsalted butter, mixed dried, lemon, orange, paper, heavy cream, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/miniature-milanese-panettone-512347 (may not work)