Italy
Photo: N i c o l a, CC BY 2.0, croppedPanettone
/panetˈtoːne/pah-net-TOH-neh
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- Taste
- Sweet
- Made with
- Wheat & flourEggDairy & cheese
History
Panettone is a tall, domed sweet bread from Milan, made with a long-rising sourdough and enriched with butter, eggs, raisins and candied citrus peel. It is the Christmas cake of Italy. Several legends explain the name, the most famous saying that a kitchen boy named Toni saved a ruined dessert at the Sforza court in the 15th century, creating pan de Toni; there is no record to support it. What is clear is that Milanese bakers made it a Christmas speciality, and in the 20th century industrial bakeries such as Motta and Alemagna turned it into a national product. Making the dough takes several days.
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