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Daring bakers make Panettone

The December 2012 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by the talented Marcellina of Marcellina in Cucina. Marcellina challenged us to create our own custom Panettone, a traditional Italian holiday bread! If you are like us- you would almost always buy Panettone from the store during the holiday season. Panettone: Makes 2 Panettoni Ingredients Sponge 1 satchel (2¼ teaspoons) (7 gm) active dry yeast 1/3 cup (80 ml) warm water ½ cup (70 gm) unbleached all purpose flour First Dough 1 satchel (2¼ teaspoons) (7 gm) active dry yeast 3 tablespoons (45 ml) warm water 2 large eggs, at room temp 1¼ cup (175 gm) unbleached all-purpose (plain) flour ¼ cup (55 gm) (2 oz) sugar ½ cup (1 stick) (115 gm) unsalted butter, at room temp Second dough 2 large eggs 3 large egg yolks 2/3 cup (150 gm) (5-2/3 oz) sugar 3 tablespoons (45 ml) honey 1 tablespoon (15 ml) vanilla extract 1 teaspoon (5 ml) lemon essence/extract 1 teaspoon (5 ml) orange essence/extract 1 teaspo