Individual cranberry and candied orange panettone

This is Debbie Major’s recipe for for fragrantly festive Italian panettone. They make brilliant edible gifts.

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  • Serves 8
  • Takes 30 min to make, 25-30 min to cook, plus soaking and proving

Nutrition

Calories
635kcals
Fat
26g (15g saturated)
Protein
10.6g
Carbohydrates
75.7g (26.2g sugars)
Fibre
5.4g
Salt
0.9g

delicious. tips

  1. You can make these 3-4 days ahead and keep them somewhere cool, wrapped in the cellophane.

  2. Panettone is traditionally flavoured with an essence called fiori di Sicilia (flowers of Sicily), the recipe for which is a closely guarded secret. You can buy it (and individual panettone paper cases, should you not want to use cans) online at bakerybits.co.uk, but this recipe uses a mixture of vanilla extract, lemon zest and orange flower water instead.

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