My latest panettone was taken from the master of panettone, Francesco Elmi. It's made without commercial yeast. Its ingredients; lievito naturale, butter, citrus and raisins. Here I replaced the rasins with wonderfully spiced chocolate chips – a wonderful...
Chestnuts in Panettone? In this Milanese sweet bread that is usually studded with raisins and candied citrus, that would be considered heresy for more orthodox traditionalists. Being somewhat a baking heretic, I seek flavors and textures that aren't always...
Chocolate panettone. Why not? I saw that such a bread had resulted in a prize for the Il Buco Alimentari baker Kamel Saci. I was determined to adapt his version. Mine was made with ginger, tonka bean, and no butter, just olive oil! It's...
Yet another Panettone for the holiday. The other went fast. This loaf was baked substituting olive oil for butter. No difference so far as method. Just a bit less lipids, but probably a more perfumed and healthy option. Buon Natale!
Panettone is an enriched bread that I've played with over time. This year I got the strange notion to try a white trash version in a brown paper lunch bag. Not because I wanted to make fun of a grand sweet bread, but I didn't have molds and my dough...
