Dessert: Panettone (Italian Christmas Cake)

An Italian Christmas treat that's bready with a nice crust and full of dried fruit.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Lemon, Cranberries

Health and fertility benefits of Panettone (Italian Christmas Cake)

Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Researchers believe that cranberries contain substances that prevent infection-causing bacteria from sticking to the urinary tract walls. However, store-bought cranberry juice is typically all sugar - so make sure to stick with straight cranberries.

Ingredients

1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
2 eggs
3 egg yolks
1 cup milk
1 cup sugar
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 orange, juiced and zested
1 lemon, juiced and zested
6 oz dried cranberries
6 oz dried golden raisins
3 oz almond slivers
wrappers, (you can look for these in your local baking stores or order them online)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 425 °. In your stand mixer combine butter and eggs, and mix with your paddle attachment on low-medium until ingredients combine (just a few minutes).
Add your sugar, baking soda, salt and cream of tartar and continue mixing.
Once everything is incorporated, reduce your mixer to LOW and gradually add in your flour and milk (alternating each one). Mix until it's a nice creamy, silky consistency.
Add in your zests and juices, and mix through. With your mixer still on low gradually add in your cranberries, raisins and almonds.
Spray your Panettone molds with cooking spray and fill them HALF way with Panettone batter. Do not overfill. Place them onto a baking sheet and give them a little shake/whack to even out the mixture and release any air bubbles.
Bake for 25-35 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test. If you're using the largest molds you will have to bake them longer. It's best to turn the baking sheet once during baking to ensure even browning. Allow Panettone to cool on a wire rack before slicing.

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