Panettone

[rotuts]

those P's would be an expensive , yet tasty . treat for

 

local Porch Pirates .

[JoNorvelleWalker]

No Panettone, no note on door.  I dislike FedEx with all my heart.

 

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

The panettone I purchased at our local Sobey's @ $19 pre Xmas was marked down to $6 on Friday so picked up 2 more for the freezer.

They freeze well and make excellent French toast or bread pudding.

 

 

[ElsieD]

1 hour ago, Senior Sea Kayaker said:

The panettone I purchased at our local Sobey's @ $19 pre Xmas was marked down to $6 on Friday so picked up 2 more for the freezer.

They freeze well and make excellent French toast or bread pudding.

 

 

Here's what might be considered a dumb question - when you want a slice or two, how easy is it to slice while it's frozen?

[Senior Sea Kayaker]

10 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

Here's what might be considered a dumb question - when you want a slice or two, how easy is it to slice while it's frozen?

 

Here's what I do: Out of the 2 purchased I'll keep out about 30% to consume in the near future. I slice the panettone into thick horizontal slices and freeze those (except for the bottom and top slices). Since they'll be used for French toast or bread pudding I don't worry too much about drying out. 

Hope that helps.

 

[Tropicalsenior]

We are currently working our way through the fifth one of the year. It was a gift from Carlos and it is from Italy. It's Carmel and chocolate and delicious.

At the supermarket yesterday, the ones that I have been buying for $14 were reduced to $8. I bought two. In talking to our friend in the bakery section I found out that they are made by the supermarket chain's own Bakery. The supermarket chain itself is owned by Walmart. I was impressed because although they're not the best panettone that I have ever had they were the best that I have had this year.

Edited December 29, 2024 by Tropicalsenior (log)

[curls]

1 hour ago, ElsieD said:

Here's what might be considered a dumb question - when you want a slice or two, how easy is it to slice while it's frozen?

When I freeze, I cut the panettone into slices double wrap them in plastic wrap, put wrapped bundles of slices in aluminum foil and then into the freezer. Then I thaw a slice at a time. Has worked well for me.

[ElsieD]

Thanks.  I probably should have sliced them before I froze them in their entirety.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

FedEx came.  Of course while I was naked and sitting on the toilet.  I made it to the door as the driver was filling out the "Sorry we missed you" slip.

 

I'm pleased to report I just finished off my first wedge.  I did not take time to warm the wedge, but for those who do warm their panettone, what temperature do you recommend?  For warming my own bread I usually use 82C at 90 relative humidity.

 

[ElsieD]

I just use a dry frying pan.  A couple of minutes over medium heat does the trick for me.

[Smithy]

I've been microwaving on 40% power for maybe a minute -- enough to melt the little pats of butter I use to gild the lily.

 

One of my panettone boxes says to heat it at 300F, but I think that's for an entire loaf to be cooked and consumed at once.

[Pete Fred]

11 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

I was naked and sitting on the toilet... I'm pleased to report I just finished off my first wedge.

 

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[Margaret Pilgrim]

14 hours ago, Smithy said:

I've been microwaving on 40% power for maybe a minute -- enough to melt the little pats of butter I use to gild the lily.

 

 

Truc: in order to prevent microwave from toughening bread products, we loosely wrap them in a damp paper towel before nuking.   

[Katie Meadow]

16 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

FedEx came.  Of course while I was naked and sitting on the toilet.  I made it to the door as the driver was filling out the "Sorry we missed you" slip.

 

I'm pleased to report I just finished off my first wedge.  I did not take time to warm the wedge, but for those who do warm their panettone, what temperature do you recommend?  For warming my own bread I usually use 82C at 90 relative humidity.

 

Here's how I warm up stuff in the microwave: I guess how many minutes my husband would do and then I cut that time in half.

[TdeV]

Thanks to all the helpful suggestions, I warmed some panettone under a damp paper towel in the microwave.

 

The resulting panettone was so light and airy, it just disappeared. Vanished!

 

I'm thinking I need another piece just to made sure that I actually got some.