Chocolate Orange Panettone
Take your holiday tradition to the next level with this chocolate orange panettone! Sweet, moist Italian yeast bread, studded with citrus and chocolate.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 45 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/16 teaspoon instant yeast ((just a pinch))
- 1/3 cup cool water
- all of the starter ((above))
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter ((half a stick), softened)
- 1/4 cup lukewarm water
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange blossom water
- 1 cup diced candied orange peel
- 1 cup bittersweet chocolate pieces
Instructions
- 1
Place the flour, yeast, and water in a large mixing bowl and stir together until combined.
- 2
Cover, and allow to rest for 8 to 12 hours, or overnight.
- 3
To the bowl of starter, add the flour, sugar, butter, water, eggs, yeast, salt, vanilla, and orange blossom water.
- 4
Mix on medium-low speed (using a dough hook) until combined, then knead for 10 minutes.*
- 5
Cover, and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- 6
Gently deflate the dough, then knead in the candied orange peel and chocolate.
- 7
Shape it into a ball and place it in a paper panettone mold.
- 8
Cover, and allow to rise for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- 9
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- 10
Bake the panettone for 10 minutes, then turn the oven down to 375 degrees F, and bake for another 10 minutes.
- 11
Turn the oven temp down to 350 degrees, and bake for 25 minutes more.**