Panettone

PHOTO: JULIA STIX
PHOTO: JULIA STIX
Panettone is a yeast-leavened cake from Italy traditionally served around Christmas.  Recipe from Festive by Julia Stix.

SERVES 4
50g butter, plus a little extra for the tin
300ml milk, plus 1 tbsp milk for brushing
3 cups plain (all-purpose) flour
80g white sugar
1 pinch salt
20g fresh yeast
1 orange
100g white chocolate
1/3 cup (50g) candied orange peel
1/3 cup (50g) candied lemon peel
¼ cup (30g) unsalted pistachios
1 egg yolk
Icing (confectioners) sugar, for dusting

THE BOOK: Festive by Julia Stix, photography by Julia Stix, food styling by Eva Fischer. Murdoch...
THE BOOK: Festive by Julia Stix, photography by Julia Stix, food styling by Eva Fischer. Murdoch Books RRP $27.99.

Method

Heat the butter and milk in a small saucepan to melt the butter. Leave to cool.

Sift the flour into a bowl. Add the sugar and salt and combine thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture. Crumble the yeast into the well and add 3 tbsp of the milk mixture. Cover and set aside for about 15 minutes.

Add the remaining milk mixture and knead to form a smooth dough. Cover again and leave to rise for about 30 minutes in a warm place.

Wash the orange under hot water, pat dry and finely grate the zest. Coarsely chop the white chocolate, candied orange and lemon peel and pistachios. Combine the mixture with the orange zest. Vigorously knead the dough, incorporating the pistachio mixture.

Grease a panettone tin or round high-sided tin. Transfer the dough to the tin, cover and leave to rise for about 15 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 180degC. Bake the panettone on the middle rack for about 30 minutes. Whisk the egg yolk into the extra milk and brush it over the cake.

Continue to bake the panettone for another 15 minutes on the lowest rack. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Dust generously with icing sugar to serve.

 

 

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