Panettone

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Through the depths of time, panettone has garnered its high regard through a traditional, painstaking process. It has gone through a long and rich history with unquestionable veracity. Panettone is indeed not your ordinary bread. It may be very tricky and scrupulous to lucratively perfect the master of baking this luxury bread, but it is well worth the time. The popularity and charm it has been gained through time.  Indeed panettone has been one of the well-admired favorites of Italian Christmas tradition. Panettone can be labeled as one of Italy’s most recognizable icons, depicting the richness and fineness of the Italian food culture. Being incorporated in many traditional feasts and holidays in Italy, it has been and will continue to be one of the most popular Christmas gifts in America. This deliciously rich bread has been an essential inclusion as the protagonist of the joyful and hearty banquets of the Christmas season. Furthermore, it is quite an astonishment how this sweet bread became the leading light of the cake-exchanging extravaganza during the lovely season of Christmas. In the heart of the Italian community is a phenomenon of an utter picture of love and gift-giving embossed in the depths of their treasured culture. Panettone breads circulated the homes of the city as gifts but were never actually eaten. This seasonal cake has definitely been a perfect exemplar of an ideal cake of the season placed in a neat little box with a little biro scribble on it as it is gleefully passed from one house to the next.

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History

The traditional panettone was believed to first appear in Milan, Italy. This amazing
discovery came about during the 15th century and has spawned more and more outside the lush
soil of Italy. How exactly it was born was a matter of local lore. For there is no
one legend pointing to the exact birth of this amazing sweet bread.  A handful of amazing stories was handed down generation to generation, but all these were merely a reflection of the true identity of the region from where the legend sprung, according to Stanislao Porzio, a gastronomy writer and a panettone aficionado.


This amazingly delectable rich and flavorful bread is made from supremely soft and sweet
dough. It has a cupola or dome-like shape which typically rises for 12-15 cm high. An amazing
array of variations can be found throughout the diverse regions of Italy. You can indulge yourself
with panettone bathed with lush chocolate and glazed with almonds and candied fruits, orange
peels, and many other enticing delights. In other regions, it is made with the much coveted
crema di mascarpone (made from eggs, mascarpone, dried fruits, and amaretto.) Panettone is
a versatile bread that you can readily enjoy whenever. Whether you would want it in an early
breakfast paired with coffee, in a short tea-break slathered with cheese or butter, or an after-
dinner treat enjoyed with spumante, even panettone french toast.