Name: Chef John's Panettone
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - ½ cup; Cold water - ¼ cup; Sourdough starter - ¼ cup; Golden raisins - ½ cup; Dried cherries, quartered - ½ cup; Diced dried pineapple - ½ cup; Rum - ¼ cup; Warm water - ¼ cup; Active dry yeast - 1 (.25 ounce) package; Large eggs - 2; White sugar - ⅓ cup; White sugar - 2 tablespoons; Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons; Freshly grated lemon zest - 1 tablespoon; Freshly grated orange zest - 1 tablespoon; All-purpose flour - 2 ½ cups; Fine salt - 1 ¼ teaspoons; Butter, at room temperature - 6 tablespoons; Large egg - 1; Water - 1 tablespoon

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Ingredients for - Chef John's Panettone

1. All-purpose flour - ½ cup

2. Cold water - ¼ cup

3. Sourdough starter - ¼ cup

4. Golden raisins - ½ cup

5. Dried cherries, quartered - ½ cup

6. Diced dried pineapple - ½ cup

7. Rum - ¼ cup

8. Warm water - ¼ cup

9. Active dry yeast - 1 (.25 ounce) package

10. Large eggs - 2

11. White sugar - ⅓ cup

12. White sugar - 2 tablespoons

13. Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons

14. Freshly grated lemon zest - 1 tablespoon

15. Freshly grated orange zest - 1 tablespoon

16. All-purpose flour - 2 ½ cups

17. Fine salt - 1 ¼ teaspoons

18. Butter, at room temperature - 6 tablespoons

19. Large egg - 1

20. Water - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Panettone

1. Stage

The day before baking, mix flour, cold water, and sourdough starter together in a bowl. Cover and leave out at room temperature, 8 hours to overnight.

2. Stage

At the same time, combine raisins, cherries, and pineapple in a separate bowl. Stir in rum. Let fruit soak, tossing occasionally, 8 hours to overnight.

3. Stage

Pour warm water into large bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Add yeast and let dissolve for 10 minutes. Add eggs, 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, vanilla extract, orange zest, and lemon zest. Whisk together. Scoop in the panettone starter. Add flour and salt.

4. Stage

Knead until dough is very smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Stop and scrape down the sides if needed. Add butter; knead until butter is completely mixed in and dough is soft and somewhat sticky, about 5 minutes. Transfer to your work surface.

5. Stage

Toss and fold your dough into a rough ball shape using wet fingers and a bench scraper. Transfer dough back to the bowl. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 3 hours.

6. Stage

Transfer dough back to your work surface and shape into a rough ball. Place into a resealable plastic bag. Refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.

7. Stage

Remove dough from the bag and press out into a flat rectangle. Sprinkle with flour and roll out to at least 1/2-inch thickness. Spread the dried fruit all over the surface. Roll dough up into a log, sealing in the fruit. Roll both ends of the log toward the middle and smooth it over into a ball.

8. Stage

Place dough ball into a short, wide paper panettone mold. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until dough is at least 2/3 of the way up the sides, 3 to 4 hours.

9. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

10. Stage

Mix egg and water together and brush mixture on top of the panettone. Cut 2 slits crosswise on top.

11. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until beautifully browned, 40 to 45 minutes. Poke 2 skewers through either side of the panettone and flip it over into a panettone hole or a Dutch oven. Let cool upside-down for 2 hours.

12. Stage

Pull out the skewers and slice into pieces.