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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 Time30 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Resting Time:1 day
Total Time11 hours 15 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Bread, Chocolate, orange, panettone
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 303kcal

Ingredients

For the starter

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/16 teaspoon instant yeast (just a pinch)
  • 1/3 cup cool water

For the dough

Instructions

To make the starter:

  • Place the flour, yeast, and water in a large mixing bowl and stir together until combined.
  • Cover, and allow to rest for 8 to 12 hours, or overnight.

To make the panettone:

  • To the bowl of starter, add the flour, sugar, butter, water, eggs, yeast, salt, vanilla, and orange blossom water.  
  • Mix on medium-low speed (using a dough hook) until combined, then knead for 10 minutes.*  
  • Cover, and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
  • Gently deflate the dough, then knead in the candied orange peel and chocolate.  
  • Shape it into a ball and place it in a paper panettone mold.  
  • Cover, and allow to rise for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.  
  • Bake the panettone for 10 minutes, then turn the oven down to 375 degrees F, and bake for another 10 minutes.
  • Turn the oven temp down to 350 degrees, and bake for 25 minutes more.**

Notes

*The dough was very sticky, so I let my mixer do the kneading.
**Tent the panettone with aluminum foil if the top is becoming too brown.
Chocolate orange panettone keeps for up to a week, tightly wrapped, at room temperature. ©Baking a Moment

Nutrition

Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 282mg | Potassium: 148mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1.8mg