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Homemade Panettone: A Festive Delight

Who can resist the warm, comforting embrace of freshly baked homemade panettone? This Italian classic is not just a treat; it's an experience!

Ingredients
  

  • 180 g of milk
  • 20 g fresh baker's yeast
  • 1 egg
  • 100 g of butter
  • 80 g powdered sugar
  • 400 g of flour
  • 1 tablespoon of rum or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon of liquid vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • Zest of an orange
  • Zest of an untreated lemon
  • 80 g of raisins
  • 60 g of candied orange zest
  • 60 g of candied lemon zest
  • 10 g of melted butter
  • Tapered almonds

Instructions
 

  • In a Thermomix or bowl, combine the milk and crumbled yeast. Heat for 3 minutes at 37 °C on Speed 2 until dissolved.
  • Add the egg, butter (cut into pieces), powdered sugar, flour, rum, vanilla extract, salt, orange zest, and lemon zest. Knead on petrin mode for 5 minutes.
  • Stir in the raisins, along with diced candied lemon and orange zest. Knead for 1 more minute.
  • Transfer the dough into a lightly floured bowl, cover it with a cloth, and let it rise near a warm spot for 1.5 hours.
  • After rising, gently degas the dough by pressing it down, shape it into a ball, and return it to the buttered mold or circle lined with baking paper.
  • Allow it to rise again, covered, for 1.5 hours by a warm heat source.
  • Preheat your oven to 180 °C. Make a cross on the top of the panettone with a sharp knife.
  • Brush the top with melted butter and sprinkle with tapered almonds.
  • Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes, or until golden brown.