TIP OF THE DAY: What To Do With Your Panettone Or Pandoro
Some people don’t know the delights of panettone and pandoro, Italian Christmas breads that are now in stores nationwide from. In Italy they’re Christmas and New Year’s staples, given as holiday gifts. Some Americans have adopted the tradition. For years we had friends who’d receive them as gifts, then put them aside like so much fruitcake. We started a Panettone Rescue Mission, to take those panettones and return them as bread pudding or another dessert. They’re delicious simply sliced and served with a cup of coffee or tea. But they adapt well to popular recipes. Most regions of Italy have their own specialty Christmas sweet bread recipes. The three that are are imported to the U.S. include: If you want to bake your own, there are plenty of recipes online. |
TOP: A panettone yeast loaf or cake. BOTTOM: Panettone sliced into a shortcake. Photos courtesy Bauli. |
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You can use pandoro and panforte interchangeably in recipes, but they are different in texture and flavor. Here are some recipes from Bauli along with some of our own favorite uses. BREAKFAST & BRUNCH * Baked French Toast With Custard Recipe |
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TYPES OF CHRISTMAS BREADS During the Renaissance, different European countries and regions within them created their own specialty holiday breads. When the bread was sweetened, the terms “bread” and “cake” were used interchangeably. All are delicious with chai or other spiced tea like Constant Comment; or with a conventional black tea. If you want to put some spirit into your snack, dessert or tea time, serve the Christmas bread with mulled wine (warm spiced wine) or with a sweet dessert wine, such as Spumante or Moscato.
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