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Panettone Paradiso

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mwilson

Panettone Paradiso

"Extra paradise" panettone from Cresci

286   10000   Flour 280W
66    2300   Lievito Naturale
100    3500   Sugar
149    5200   Water
100    3500   Butter
.29      10   Fresh yeast
   
40    1400   Sugar
57    2000   Honey
2.86     100   Malt powder
.86      30   Fresh yeast
100    3500   Butter
63    2200   egg yolks
86    3000   Bari Walnuts
57    2000   Raisins
29    1000   Dark choc drops
2.86     100   Salt
------   -----   Orange zest
------   -----   Vanilla
1139.87   39840 
   

 

Amendments:
I made two changes, one was to omit the added compressed yeast and the other was substituting some of the walnuts with candied orange peel.

One of my finest panettoni. Incredibly soft and light which makes hard work when slicing. A fantastic bready texture that tears beautifully when pulled apart.

This is a very difficult formula to achieve success. The enriching ingredients in ratio to the flour are higher than any other panettone. This is due to there being no flour added in the second dough.

 

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Janetcook

Hi Michael,

What a masterpiece. Wonderful crumb and the crust is so papery thin!  I wouldn't worry about the slicing being hard because, if this loaf ever made it anywhere near my house, I know my kids would  just 'rip' into it :- )  As txfarmer says - shred-ably soft so it can be pulled apart which is what you have said too.

Thanks for the post.  I always love seeing your breads and each one seems to out-do its predecessor.

Take Care,

Janet

P.S.  Is the malt powder a new addition?  I don't recall seeing it in your other formulas.  Do you use it for its sweeting properties or as food for the yeast?

mwilson's picture
mwilson

Thanks Janet. I'm really pleased with the texture, the best I have achieved!

The formula includes the malt powder and I believe it is there to give the LAB extra food that is then converted into acid which then boosts dough strength. That's my guess!

Cheers,

Michael

 

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Janetcook

Thanks for the explanation.  Makes sense if it is diastatic malt rather than non-diastatic malt.  Does it add any malty flavor that you can detect?  I use non-diastatic malt as a sweetener in breads at times for the hint of malt it imparts on a loaf - a subtle something…

Janet

mwilson's picture
mwilson

It was diastatic that I used, so no malty flavour. But I wonder what a malty flavour would be like in a panettone...

Janetcook's picture
Janetcook

Malt isn't a flavor I would hope to get a taste of in one of these breads  :O so it is good to know there is no flavor from the malt that you do use as the food for the yeast.

Thanks,

Janet

 

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SylviaH

Tender and lovely crumb.  What have you applied for the topping to adhere the sugar crystals?  I've bookmarked this lovely panettone.  Thanks for sharing.

Sylvia

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mwilson

Thanks Sylvia. The topping is my standard recipe: (enough for two panettoni)

40g caster sugar
20g ground almonds
2g maize flour
1g cocoa powder

Add enough egg white to make a thick paste that spreads but doesn't run. You really don't need much. My tip is to beat them first.

dabrownman's picture
dabrownman

Michael Wilson piece of panettone perfection!  Not much else to say really except it must be the only bread allowed in paradise :-)  Just great baling Michael

Happy baking

mwilson's picture
mwilson

Cheers dabrownman, Why am I now picturing myself eating this on a tropical island, with palm trees, white sand and a clear blue sea at the shore... I wonder! :) 

Thank you, really appreciate your comment.

Regards, Michael

varda's picture
varda

Hi,  These look amazing.   What hydration is the levain?   I remember you said you fed at 18 hour intervals in another post.   Any other tips?  

mwilson's picture
mwilson

is normally 50% hydration, sometimes lower. Storage of the mother dough is at 18C and is kept with varying methods, either in water, tied in cloth or free in the container. It is fed every 12hrs, (the tying method can be extended to 20hrs). To use for panettone at least three refreshments are made at 28C every four hours. Or every 3 hours if storage of the mother is in water or free.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,

Michael

annie the chef's picture
annie the chef

Your panettone is absolutely magnificent.

Cheers,

Annie

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mwilson

Thank you Annie

PiPs's picture
PiPs

Beautiful ... just beautiful ...

Cheers,
Phil

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mwilson

Cheers Phil. I only wish my photography skills were as good as yours!

Mebake's picture
Mebake

This is more a cake than bread, Michael!

Admirable efforts, really beautiful.

-khalid

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mwilson

I agree it is a cake. A bread cake! ha :)

Thanks khalid

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mwilson

I agree it is a cake. A bread cake! ha :)

Thanks khalid

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FlourChild

Be still, my heart!  Fabulous rendition of one of my all-time favorite breads.  

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mwilson

cheers FlourChild

d_a_kelly's picture
d_a_kelly

What can I say Michael... fantastic!!! As you know, this recipe had given me many problems in the past - but on the few occasions I've actually managed to make it, it was delicious. I've never made it as well as this though! Congratulations. I think it's time I had another go...

David

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mwilson

Thanks David. You know, you weren't the only one who had problems with this formula. This was third time lucky for me. I am quite chuffed with the result myself..! Please try it again. I wish you good luck.

Michael

d_a_kelly's picture
d_a_kelly

hi Michael,

I was thinking about my starter and your suggestion that the LAB count was too high (for those who don't know, I keep it at 100%) so yesterday I took a small amount, converted it to 50% and then gave it two additions feedings, as per Massari's instructions, for a total of 3 feeds over 12 hours - the first feeding was the conversion.

This morning I made the second impasto and... it worked! Not perfectly I suspected - it seemed just a little too slack, but at least not a batter. I've just taken it out of the oven and it's flat on top, so not a complete success, and burnt!!! (I'm using an unfamiliar oven, again). One test only is not "proof", but it strongly suggests that the problem has been (and is) in my starter all along. Time to convert permanently to a 50% I think. It's strange, my starter has worked for every other panettone recipe I've tried (I don't know if you saw my posting of panettone a tre impasti, which you should try next if you have the time) but with paradiso it seems the starter must have the perfect acidity level. So although another (partial) failure today, I'm feeling very happy! Let's see what happens with a correctly maintained Italian starter.

David

ananda's picture
ananda

Magnificent and beautiful seem to be the right words, Michael.

Best wishes to you

Andy

mwilson's picture
mwilson

Always means a lot coming from you Andy.

Cheers,

Michael

pmccool's picture
pmccool

That's a tremendous panettone!  Excellent work!

Paul

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mwilson

Thanks Paul

breadsong's picture
breadsong

HI Michael,
Your panettone paradiso appears to defy gravity.
I am in awe!
:^) breadsong

mwilson's picture
mwilson

Cheers breadsong. It didn't defy gravity as it made its way down to my stomach!

MisterTT's picture
MisterTT

spot on! I bet they serve Panettones like this there

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mwilson

Thanks MisterTT

Debra Wink's picture
Debra Wink

That looks so enticing

mwilson's picture
mwilson

Cheers Debra. Nice to hear from you.

Michael

Isand66's picture
Isand66

Beautiful as always Michael!  Wish I could taste a piece right now.

Regards,
Ian

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mwilson

Cheers Ian. Who is Marc?! Lol

Isand66's picture
Isand66

Oops!  Senior moment..

Franko's picture
Franko

This is truly a thing of beauty Michael, and a fitting example of all the hard work and effort you've put in over the last year or two of concentrating on making these particularly challenging breads. It may look somewhat like a cake, and have some common ingredients, but the similarities end there. Even a delicate foam cake such as Angel Food is far easier to produce reliably than any Pannetone, particularly when  the Pannetone has the flour/fat/sugar ratio your Paradiso has, requiring precise mixing and fermentation to achieve the feathery crumb of your bread. Beautifully executed Michael, you have every good reason to be chuffed about your results!

All the best,

Franko

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mwilson

Franko. You bowl me over with your very kind and sincere words. It means a lot to me. 

Thank you so much.

Michael

 

bakingbadly's picture
bakingbadly

Now that's a beauty... Your hard work and persistence has certainly paid off!

Zita

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mwilson

Thanks Zita. 

Floydm's picture
Floydm

That looks incredible, Michael.  Well done!

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mwilson

Thanks Floyd.

hkooreman's picture
hkooreman

That panettone looks wonderful!  Would you be able to share your mixing process for each of the kneadings?  For those of us with far less experience than you, it would be tremendously helpful to know the steps you took for adding ingredients, mixing times, etc.  Thanks.

mwilson's picture
mwilson

Thanks man.

Mixing times vary. I can't really teach you with mere words alone. Only hands on experience will teach you. But I would say that recognising when the dough takes rope during mixing is key to understanding this tricky procedure. 

The method is in the book.

nicodvb's picture
nicodvb

Michael, I lost this masterpiece of yours! It's simply perefct, probably the most beautiful I remember. Not even Luciana ever made such a beautiful panettone, and she made literally hundreds (so now the challenge is on:-) ).

Do I read correctly? sugar + honey amount to 70% with respect to flour? and with a flour with W280? what brand is it?

  Nico

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mwilson

HI Nico.

Thanks. You read correctly, yes! However the W280 may be a misprint. I used something like W330...

Cheers,

Michael

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pambakesbread

Hi this is really a work of art. I would like to try it but I must be dense (like my Rye Breads)...I do not understand the measurements in the recipe. Is the first one grams? What are the second ones? and what is Flour 330? I use Pendleton Mills Power Flour which is a high Gluten four that preforms admirably in a wide range of breads that require a lot of manipulation. Do you think I could use it? I get the fact that this is a difficult recipe but the results you have achieved are inspiring.

Your Panattone makes me want to throw rocks at the boxed ones from Italy!! Keep posting you have the knack for being a world class baker! Pam

mwilson's picture
mwilson

Cheers Pam.

All the figures are in grams. First column is my scaled down version of the original formula in the second column. The W value represents the strength of the flour (search alveograph). The flour you mention will be fine I'm sure being that it's labelled high gluten.

Michael

MsLisa's picture
MsLisa

I hate to sound dumb, but are the numbers in the first column in grams?

MD Johnson's picture
MD Johnson

Spectacular! I am new to the forum and just saw these photos. Are you still making panettone? I am curious about the natural yeast starter; I tried Francesco Elmi's recipe but obviously didn't prep the yeast the right way, as it never got that solid--was mostly a sponge. He said to feed 3-to -1 three times, but I interpreted that as 3 water + flour to 1 starter. Was I off?

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