Panettone

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There's a lot of it in the shops at the moment. I think I had it once and it was basically just a curranty bread. Am I missing something? I'm prepared to give it another go. Which one would you recommend?

I don't like it

I don’t either. Our local Italian shop has lots and DSis and BIL like it, so we’ve got one with stripes of pistachio cream in it for our Christmas visit to them.

Nigel Slater has a nice way with it - split one into three/four layers and fil and ice the lot together with a frosting made with sweetened mascarpone with lemon/orange rind. I did that last year for a fast pudding for a big buffet lunch, and it went down well.

I love it! I use it to make a toasted sandwich (in a pan, like a grilled cheese rather than in a toastie make) filled with mincemeat and dusted with icing sugar

Homemade panettone bread and butter pudding with Waitrose Madagascan custard. Yum! Light, festive and nicer than Christmas pudding (controversial).

I think it's overrated as it is. It's good as bread and butter pudding. Good toasted with butter.

The only one I like is sainsburys taste the difference. They used to do a prosecco panettone but last year and this year its limoncello. Nice and moist, more like a cake.

Any other panettone I've tried has been some weird dry, marzipan/fruit cake tasting bread.

No idea what a 'true' panettone is meant to be like.

Ive decided its not worth the money! If someone gave me one i would eat it or make bread & butter pudding, french toast etc. but wouldnt buy one again.

Another vote for making into bread & butter pudding!

I make my own pannetone in my trusty Panasonic bread maker. Much cheaper, and it's better when it's fresh

Tesco did a tiramisu one last year and I ate the whole thing by myself with my bare hands.
They've got a double chocolate one this year that looks pretty good.

Yup, pannetone bread and butter pudding. You need one with orange and raisins.

If you’re going to use it in a recipe, you can’t beat the basic ones from Lidl or aldi. Waitrose do nice specialty ones. I’m always intrigued by the ones in tk max/homesense. They appear to be proper Italian ones.

I get fooled almost every year into buying one. They are dry bready things, but my mind always thinks they'll be like cake. I use them to cook with, B&B pudding, or something fancier, or in a trifle. I find them even too dry to toast.

Over hyped thing that is an Italian must have.
I'd rather have a currant bun, or even better, proper Welsh barra brith.😋

They r nice but for me not worth the money considering it's really just enriched bread stuffed meanly with dried fruit or choc chips/ fake creamy stuff, filled with preservatives and can cost 15/20+ quid!

M and S little cranberry and orange one for me. Just lovely, soft and light and tasty.

Toast slices under the grill and have with butter. Think of it as a xmassy hot cross bun!

I see St Delia has a recipe with raisins soaked in Marsala. I’m going to Lidl later, so I might but a small panettone just for that.

I guess I’m in a minority here but absolutely love a good classic panettone! Must be fresh so not dry and love the light, airy texture along with the gorgeous scent. It’s a feast of touch and taste

It's so dry. Dh loves it, I can't see the appeal.

I have a mantra not to waste calories on foods I don't love unless they provide essential nutrients I can't get from other foods. So I skip the panettone and just have chocolate cake instead.

I love it! I don't think I've had a dry one. I much prefer it to Christmas cake.

I love panettone. Like @Oldandcobwebbyi make mine in the breadmaker, but do also occasionally buy one. I like the classic from Valvona & Crolla, or the traditional from John Lewis (with bonus nice tins usually).

Panettone french toast is great.

I too had only ever had dried out, old currently ones until 2yrs ago I was given a lovely one from a relative who bought it from an Italian Deli. It had apricots in it, it was moist and delicious. I even kept the label to buy it again.

I like them toasted with butter or made into bread and butter pudding, but this apricot one was nice enough to eat on its own. Similar to a rich brioche.

How do Italians eat them?

A good panettone is not dry. I like the classic ones, although I did get given a walnut and dark chocolate one that was nice. Other variations that are sold here in Italy nowadays, though, are grim (eg. With limoncello cream, or milk chocolate or pistachio cream etc.) We eat it with whipped mascarpone with Amaretto liqueur or Marsala in it, or else sliced and filled with a sweet ricotta, sometimes with liqueur in. I often have it for breakfast plain, with a proper Italian coffee.

I had an amazing chocolate and pear one last year gifted to me and I have been searching to see if I can buy it again. I always thought I didnt like Pannetone until this one!