Easy and Delicious Panettone

Christmas and New Year are coming!!!! 

Today's recipe is for Panettone, but you don't need any technique to make this delicious Panettone. You can make it in two days using instant yeast instead of a traditional recipe that uses firm sourdough (Pasta Madre). 

Anyway. I really wanted to try the sourdough Panettone recipe, but making Pasta Madre takes about 10 days. Finally, I chose a yogurt sourdough starter for my Panettone (you can see the video here. Note that it's in Thai Panettone making with sourdough) 

But I always believe that some delicious food can be made easily, and this recipe can prove it. It's a Panettone recipe that uses instant yeast. You need only two days (and most of the time is waiting not working) to make it. 

I used a bread-making machine for kneading as the bread dough contains a lot of butter, it's hard for hand-kneading. If you make double or triple amounts, you can knead the dough in a stand mixer. 

With less time-consuming and great results, I hope you will enjoy this super easy Panetteone this year.

Easy and Delicious Panettone

11 cm. Panettone

Bread dough

50 g ............................ All-purpose flour (A)
2.8 g ........................... Instant yeast 
32 g ............................ Water
100 g .......................... All-purpose flour (B)
20 g ............................ Granulated sugar
3.3 g ........................... Salt
32 g ............................ Water
40 g ............................ Egg 
50 g ........................... Unsalted butter

Soaked dried fruit 

35 g ............................ Candied orange Cut into 5 mm.

15 g ............................ Dried Cranberry

15 g ............................ Dried Cherry

35 g ............................ Raisin

30 g ............................ Water

50 g ............................ Orange liqueur

Topping

.................................... Egg

.................................... Unsalted butter

.................................... Waffle sugar

Put all the soaked dried fruit ingredients into a bowl. Cover and let it soak for 24 hours.

Put 50 g of the all-purpose flour, instant yeast, and water into the bowl of the bread-making machine.

Knead until a dough forms.

Rest the dough for 15 minutes. (I leave it in the bread-making machine)

Put 100 g of all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, milk, egg, and Vanilla bean paste (or Vanilla extract) into the machine.

Knead until smooth and pass a windowpane test. 

Gradually add the butter and knead.

Knead for 7-10 minutes more or until smooth.

Place the dough into a bowl and cover with plastic.

Let it rise in a refrigerator overnight.

(At least 5 hours but not longer than 24 hours)

Drain the soaked dried fruits.

Pat dry with a paper towel.

Set aside while preparing the dough.

Sprinkle the work surface with flour.

Roll the dough out.

Place 3/4 of the soaked dried fruits over the dough.

Fold the dough.

Place the rest of the soaked dried fruits over the dough.

Fold the dough.

Roll into a ball.

Put the dough into an 11x11.7x7.5 cm. Panettone mold.

Cover and let it rise for 2 hours.

Preheat an oven to 180℃ 

Before baking, brush the top with beaten egg.

Cut an X mark in the center and place unsalted butter in the center.

Sprinkle with waffle sugar.

Spray with water.

Bake for 35-40 minutes in the the180℃ preheated oven.

Tap the pan on the table and let it cool completely.

Easy and Delicious Panettone