Panettone Italian Coffee Cake Recipe 465

PANETTONE I

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine yeast, water and sugar. Cover and let stand 10 minutes, or until foamy. Add eggs, yogurt, vanilla, lemon zest, and salt. Mix well. Stir in flour 1/2 cup at a time until dough forms into a manageable ball. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 to 10 minutes, adding flour as necessary, until dough is soft and pliable, but not sticky. (May need up to 5 cups flour.) Place dough in a large, lightly pan-sprayed bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and spray a round 8-inch cake pan with non-stick spray. In a small bowl, toss dried fruit with confectioners' sugar. Punch down dough in bowl, transfer to floured surface, and knead in the fruit.
• Form dough into a ball, place in prepared cake pan, cover loosely with dish towel, and let rise 30 minutes. (Loaf will rise above the pan sides.) Brush with melted butter, if desired. Bake for 45 minutes, or until loaf is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Makes 10 wedges.

PANETTONE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an angel food cake pan.
• Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in remaining 1 cup sugar, vanilla extract, brandy, rum, anise extract, and lemon zest.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Beat gradually into the creamed butter mixture. Fold in raisins, candied fruit, candied cherries, and almonds. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top springs back when gently pressed and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

PANETTONE (ITALIAN COFFEE CAKE)

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water in large bowl. Stir in sugar, 1/2 cup butter, the large eggs, salt, lemon peel, vanilla and 2 1/2 cups of the flour. Beat till smooth. Stir in raisins, citron, pine nuts and sufficient remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.Turn dough onto floured surface; knead till smooth and elastic, about 5 min. Place in greased bowl; turn greased side up. Cover; let rise in warm place till double, 1 1/2 to 2 hrs. Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched. Punch down dough, divide into halves. Shape each half into a round loaf, about 7 inches in diameter. Place loaves in 2 ungreased round layer pans, 8 x 1 1/2 inches. Cut a cross 1/2 inch deep on top of each loaf. Generously grease 1 side of a strip of heavy brown paper, about 25x4 inches fit around inside of pan, forming a collar; fasten with paper clip. Repeat with second loaf. Cover; let rise till doubled, till 1 hour. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake loaves till golden, 35 to 45 min. Remove paper. Brush top with butter. Cool on rack. 2 loaves.

PANETTONE - ITALIAN COFFEE CAKE RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Combine 1 ½ cups of the flour, sugar, salt and undissolved yeast in a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly. Combine milk, ½ cup water and butter in saucepan. Heat to very warm (120-130º). Gradually add to flour-yeast mixture, beating with electric mixer at medium speed for two minutes. Add 3 eggs and ½ cup of the flour. Beat at high speed for two minutes. Stir in candied fruit and raisins. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Turn dough out onto floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning over once to grease the top of the dough. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about one hour. Punch down dough. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Punch down dough again. Divide in half. Let rest 10 minutes. Form each half into a ball. Place on opposite corners of a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Beat together one egg and 1 T water. Brush egg mixture on top of loaves. Bake in 350º oven 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from baking sheet; cool on racks. Serve warm or cold. Makes two coffee cakes.