Christmas panettone  Ingredients:       2 cups warm milk    1 tablespoon orange blossom water       1 tablespoon cognac or pisco    1 teaspoon vanilla essence       6 cups raisins    1 cup peeled walnuts       1 cup candied orange peel    1 cup peeled almonds       2 tablespoons dry yest or 4 of fresh yeast    1/4 taza warm water       2 tablespoons sugar    2 cups warm water       12 cups flour    1 1/2 cups sugar       6 eggs    1 tablespoon salt       1 1/2 cups butter

Preparation:

Yeast: 1- In a deep bowl put a quarter cup of warm water with two tablespoons of sugar, mix well, add yeast and let it soak for five minutes. 2- Put into this mixture two cups of warm water and adding little by little, the two cups of flour, stir well and let stand until double lift. 3- This mixture, which is the yeast, place in the sun or near the kitchen with a towel covering. Dough: 1- A yeast two-fold increase already, add 1/2 cup sugar, teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup butter, six eggs, lightly beaten, two cups of warm milk, a tablespoon of orange blossom water, the tablespoon cognac or pisco, teaspoon vanilla essence and finally ten cups of flour gradually, mixing well until no lumps. 2- Knead as much as possible until the balloons burst. This is done on the table pin. Put back to the source, spread with a little butter on top, cover with a towel and let raise for the second time twice, either by placing the dough in the sun or in a warm place. 3- Meanwhile, mix raisins, walnuts, almonds and finely chopped candied orange peel with one or two tablespoons of flour, this is not to go to the bottom of the pan. 4- When it has swollen mass for the second time, add all fruit and mix well so that they are dealt and let rise again twice for the third time. 5- When has swelled for the third time, the dough is ready to make the loaves, divide the entire mass into eight parts, each of these into a ball and flatten, forming a bread that is placed on a greased baking sheet, this is done with the other breads. If you want put around of each bread a strip of a very strong paper buttered, loose enough to help keep its shape, so they swell up and not the sides. This strip, before putting on bread, is coupled with a wooden stick. 6- Let rise for a fourth time to double and bake in low heat forty-five minutes to an hour (150 °C or 302 °F). 7- To give the white wash, proceed as follows: in a small bowl put one tablespoon of boiling water to which is added ten tablespoons of powdered sugar or so, until thickened and finally, half teaspoon vanilla. 8- Remove loaves from oven and while still hot, pass over the mixture with a brush, if desired, you can decorate with raisins and candied fruit.

Categories:  Bolivian, Bread

Estimated Serving:  8

Estimated preparation time:  120 min.

Language:  English

Shared by:  luana    2010/10/19