Italian Easter cake "Panettone": light, porous, truly delicious!
Bread of luxury - that's what the name of the Italian Easter cake "Panettone" means in translation. Having once bought this incredibly delicious pastry in the store, I was eager to try to cook it at home. It turned out great, and all thanks to a proven recipe!
I recommend cooking it Italian "Panettone" for the festive Easter table. The cake is light thanks to the airy structure of the dough, each piece melts in your mouth…
Italian Easter
INGREDIENTS
- 170 g raisins
- 20 g light rum
- 20 g hot water
- 3 eggs
- 1 packet of vanillin
- 40 g honey
- 130 g candied fruit
- 540 g flour
- 150 g sugar
- 5 g active dry yeast
- 2 g salt
- 6 g lemon zest
- 250 g softened butter
- 1 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tbsp chilled butter
PREPARATION
- Pour a mixture of rum and 2 tablespoons of warm water over the raisins.
- Mix flour, yeast, sugar, salt, lemon zest and vanilla with a blender. You can use a vanilla pod: the baked goods will be even more aromatic! Separately beat the eggs with warm water and honey.
- Mix the dry ingredients with the egg mixture using a blender. The dough should be smooth! Slowly add the softened butter to the dough, one spoon at a time, without stopping whisking.
- Combine steamed raisins with candied fruit and melted butter, add the finished mixture into the dough.
- Transfer the dough into a large bowl and cover with cling film. The dough will rise for 15 hours and should triple in size, so keep this in mind when choosing a container.
- Lightly dust the finished dough with flour and form it into a ball, placing it in a baking pan.
- Cover the dough with a damp kitchen towel and leave it to rise for another 4-5 hours in a warm, draft-free room.
- Preheat oven to 190 degrees.
- Make a cross-shaped cut on the top of the paskha and place a piece of cold butter in the depression. Check the readiness of the cake with a match: it should come out of the dough slightly damp, in no case wet.
- Take out the finished panettone and let it cool. You can decorate it Italian Easter cake dried fruits, placing them on top, or you can traditionally pour them over histhick glaze.
On the bright holiday of the Resurrection of Christ, you want to please your loved ones and treat them to the most delicious dishes. Try making an airy cake that all Italians adore - you won't go wrong!
