Panettone

[jennyjoan]

Is it nice - am crossing it a lot in supermarkets.

[Lie-in King]

O_G - It's not fine, it's not cake - it's a mixture that *wanted* to be cake but didn't make the grade. It's "the little cake that couldn't".

Not that little either...

[gulliver1]

Also with the stollen cake, you may want to wash it down with a pint of whatever Retro was drinking at 17.49.
Shorry Ohiffer.

[choux]

I have a recipe for it, similar to bread and butter pud but this one has rum and marmalade plus some double cream in it. Delicious. Have already bought mine for Christmas :)

[Buenchico]

A good panettone is lovely but the vast majority of those sold in the UK are rubbish.

See here for a guide to some of the better ones:
https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/food-drink/best-panettone-reviews-italian-alternative-christmas-pudding-a8043981.html

[choux]

It is great either warm or cold but there is a problem with leaving some over to get cold! It has an egg custard poured over it prior to cooking in a bain marie.

[Vagus]

Ooh, delias marmalade bread and butter pud could only enhance a pannetony..err..pan et tonne..err..that funny Italian Christmassy thing.
Mum, maybe I ought to buy one??? On second thoughts

[Buenchico]

I see that lots of people are recommending stollen and I'd certainly add my support to that. However, just like panettone, some stolls are far better than others. This Scotsman link, from last year, reviews some of the supermarket ones:
https://foodanddrink.scotsman.com/christmas/in-the-kitchen/these-are-the-best-and-worst-supermarket-stollens-available-for-christmas/
(I'll give my backing to their claim that the Aldi one, with Black Forest Cherry kirsch, is far better than the Lidl one with rum).

[diddlydo]

All pannetone I've ever been offered has been dry and tasteless. Stollen much better and we prefer the Lidl one. Courgettes are a fantastic vegetable but in a good summer people who grow their own get too many at certain times. My neighbours really appreciate the excess though.

[emmie]

with a small slap of butter, it's delicious.

[woofgang]

Good ones are delicious, moist light and full of fruit. I can personally reccomend the waitrose Heston black forest one and the Waitrose cherry and cranberry.

[Prudie]

I adore Stollen but comparing it with Panettone I'd equate to comparing red top skimmed milk with double cream. Every time I'm given a panettone 3/4 of it goes out to the birds.

[dannyk13]

With Panettone, like most things, you get what you pay for.

[emmie]

Prudie
at least it feeds the birdies.

[NickorWan]

I usually make Delia's panettone pudding at Xmas, it's delicious.

https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/entertaining/steamed-panettone-pudding-with-eliza-actons-hot-punch-sauce

[pastafreak]

I've always loved panettone...and I've never had a dry one. I've always found them to keep very well, staying moist for several days. They make a great bread and butter pudding.