Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, italian sweet bread. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Italian Sweet Bread is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Italian Sweet Bread is something that I have loved my entire life.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook italian sweet bread using 11 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Italian Sweet Bread:
- Take Dough
- Make ready 1 cup 2% milk warmed to 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit
- Take 1 egg, slightly beaten
- Prepare 2 tbsp butter, softened
- Take 1/4 cup sugar
- Make ready 3 cup all-purpose flour
- Make ready 2 tsp active dry yeast - (standard yeast envelopes usually contain 2 & 1/4 tsp)
- Prepare Egg Wash
- Take 1 egg
- Make ready 1 tbsp water
- Prepare 1 Italian seasoning to taste (optional)
The name of the dessert means Easter dove, referring to its shape. Originally from Milan, the dough is raised in a narrow cylindrical mould, which ends up forming a dome. To flavour the dough you add raisins, candied fruit, and sometimes even chocolate. Panpepato (or pampepato): Not really a bread, either, panpepato ("spiced bread") is a heavy gingerbread cake spiced with cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, honey, nuts dark chocolate, and candied fruit.
Instructions to make Italian Sweet Bread:
- This recipe makes two loaves which slice into 16 slices each. Prep is about 15 minutes but you will need about an hour total time to let the dough rise.
- Warm milk. Add the yeast & sugar. Whisk together & allow to proof for 5 mins.
- In a large mixing bowl lightly beat one egg. Add butter & salt, mix together.
- Sift the flour into the bowl, well, then add the milk mixture. Mix together fully. When the dough begins to come together turn it out onto a floured surface.
- Knead dough for 6 to 8 minutes, until the dough is elastic and has a smooth texture. Add more flour or water as needed to achieve the proper constancy.
- Allow to rise for 15 minutes, cover with a clean damp cloth.
- Punch down, cut in half & form each section into a ball. Place each dough ball into an oiled pan. For a loaf shape use a 5" x 9" or use a 9" casserole or round pan for a round loaf.
- Turn dough to coat with the oil on the pan. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise in a warm place for 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 350°F Fahrenheit.
- Make the egg wash by whisking together the egg & water.
- Brush egg wash on the dough. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning, if desired. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes @ 350°F. Remove from pans to wire for cooling. Allow to cool completely before slicing.
To flavour the dough you add raisins, candied fruit, and sometimes even chocolate. Panpepato (or pampepato): Not really a bread, either, panpepato ("spiced bread") is a heavy gingerbread cake spiced with cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, honey, nuts dark chocolate, and candied fruit. Panettone, an Italian Christmas Sweet Bread a not too sweet yeast bread, filled with raisins, candied fruit or Chocolate Chips. A delicious way to celebrate the Holidays. Certosino is another popular Italian sweetbread, this time from the Bologna region.
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