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Panettone. Italian food and wine
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Panettone. Italian food and wine
Panettone has become symbolic of Christmas all over the world. First made in Milan hundreds of years ago, this high, delicate, buttery bread is made with a natural yeast starter that keeps it moist and tender for months after it emerges from the oven. Legends concerning its origins abound.
There are those who claim that a young baker named added candied fruit to a simple bread dough to increase sales at the failing bakery where he worked. Others say that the young baker was in love with the bakery owner’s daughter, and won her heart by creating this spectacular bread. But no matter how panettone came to be, today Italians on every continent cannot imagine celebrating the holidays without a slice of this decadent sweet bread.
