Panettone

Panettone is a tall sweet bread that is an Italian dessert delicacy and is served for the holidays. This recipe comes from my mother-in-law Alba, whose parents emigrated from Italy to the U.S.

1/2 box raisins (15 oz), preferably white
2 Tb butter
2 Tb sugar
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp mace
1 tsp lemon extract
2 c scalded milk
2 eggs, beaten
2 pkg dry yeast, dissolved in 1/4 c lukewarm water
Grated rind of 1 lemon
Grated rind of 1 orange
Container of citron
7 c flour
Melted butter

First soak raisins in 2 c cold water for 1 hour. Then, in large bowl put butter, sugar, salt, mace and lemon extract. Pour scalded milk over these ingredients; when mixture is lukewarm, add beaten eggs, yeast mixture, raisins (drained), rinds and citron.
Gradually add half of flour and beat with wooden spoon for 3 minutes. Add remaining flour and turn onto floured board and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Put in large bowl and let rise until double in bulk; then punch down and shape into two round loaves.
Put in well greased pans and let rise until double in bulk. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees for another 35 minutes. Remove from pans and brush with melted butter. Cool on wire rack.

Diane S. is a writer, beekeeper, collector of cookbooks and a student of food and its origins.

ChefBrook: wow, complicated homey warm and sweet, can't wait to try it!
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