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Once upon a time, a handsome Milanese nobleman, Ugheto Atellani, was in love with falconry. His favorite place, where he let the falcons fly, was next to a poor bakery. As he sat under the fig tree and waited for the falcons to return, he watched the beautiful baker's daughter Adalgiza (Adalgis), working hard in the bakery. As can be assumed, Ugeto fell in love with the beautiful Adalgiza.
Along with his love for Adaljiza, he also discovered his love for baking. He thought that Christmas did not deserve to have ordinary cornbread prepared in his honor. He decided to buy the finest flour and eggs and to prepare special bread in honor of the great holiday. He didn't want anyone to know what he was planning and did everything in complete secrecy. In order to pay for all the necessary ingredients, he had to sell his beloved falcons…
He worked hard and made a special sourdough to which he added raisins and candied fruit. As soon as the first customers tried it, the story of this special sweet bread and its mysterious creator spread very quickly. Ugeto then decided to "remove the mask" and reveal that he had made the famous cake. Although he is a famous nobleman, he asked Adalgia's father, a poor baker, for her hand in marriage.
The Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, organized their wedding, and even Leonardo da Vinci came as a guest. Of course, a sweet bread/cake was served at the wedding, which became known as "Pan de Ton", which in the local dialect meant "luxury bread".
Of course, this is not the only one, and there are many more legends about how the famous panettone cake, a sweet bread, which is prepared for Christmas and New Year holidays in Italy, was created. Traditionally, it is made from sourdough, which rises at least three times. It is very often very tall, because it is baked in tall molds.
The Italians, who emigrated around the world, respecting this tradition, spread the preparation of panettone cakes all over the world. Traditionally, Italians eat a slice of panettone cake for breakfast. However, the ways to prepare and use panettone cakes are limited only by your imagination.
Panettone recipe
Panetone recipe - Italian sweet bread, which in Italy is traditionally prepared for family gatherings for Christmas and New Year holidays. Candied southern fruit (usually candied orange peel) and soaked raisins are added to the dough and baked in a cylindrical mold.
Panettone recipe, ingredients:
- 1 cup of raisins
- 2 tablespoons of light rum
- 2 tablespoons water (warm)
- 500 g of flour
- 150 g of sugar
- 0,5 teaspoons of dry yeast
- 0,5 teaspoons of salt
- 0,25 teaspoons lemon peel (grated)
- 0,5 piece of vanilla stick
- 3 eggs (at room temperature)
- 0,66 cups water (lukewarm)
- 1 spoon of honey
- 10,5 tablespoons of butter (unsalted, well beaten)
- 1 tablespoon of butter (unsalted, melted)
- 1 tablespoon of butter (unsalted, chilled)
- 0,66 cup candied orange peel
Panettone recipe, preparation:
- In a small bowl, add raisins and cover with rum and 2 tablespoons of hot water. Let the raisins stand at room temperature, stirring occasionally, until the raisins are plump and most of the liquid has been absorbed, i.e. at least 8 hours or overnight.
- In a mixing bowl, mix the flour, sugar, yeast, salt, grated lemon peel and the inside of the vanilla pod with small seeds. Beat with a mixer, using a combination of low speeds. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, lukewarm water and honey. With the mixer on low speed, pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture. Increase the speed of the mixer to medium and mix until the mass is even. Add the beaten melted butter, a tablespoon at a time, mixing well with the mixer, before adding the next tablespoon of butter. Increase the speed to medium-high and mix with the mixer until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
- Drain the slightly soaked raisins, discard the excess liquid, and mix with the candied orange peel and 1 tablespoon of melted butter. Stir this mixture into the dough with a wooden spoon.
- Transfer the dough to a large bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a chilled oven with the door closed until the dough has nearly tripled in size, 12 to 15 hours.
- Sprinkle the dough lightly with flour and scrape it gently and transfer it to a floured mixing surface. Lightly grease the sides and bottom of the baking mold and cover with baking paper. Sprinkle a little more flour on the dough, then fold the edges of the dough towards the center, forming a gentle ball, then turn it upside down and place it in the baking pan. Cover with a damp kitchen towel (not terry cloth) and let rise at room temperature, in a closed room, until the dough rises above the top of the mold, 3 to 5 hours.
- Heat the oven to 190 degrees C.
- Cut the top of the risen panettone dough with a very sharp knife to make an "X". Pour the resulting "X" letter on the panettone dough with a spoonful of melted butter. Put the mold in the heated oven and bake for 60-75 minutes. Panettone is ready when you insert a wooden toothpick into the dough and it comes out almost dry.
- Remove the panettone from the mold. Take long wooden skewers (they must be longer than the height of the panettone), pierce the panettone in four places, and turn it upside down. Leave the panettone until it cools down completely
- To preserve panettone, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap. At room temperature, panettone can be kept for up to a week.
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