Panettone

Instructions

1. Crumble the yeast into the lukewarm milk with a spoonful of flour and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, salt and orange zest.
3. Add the eggs one at a time, then the dissolved yeast, and knead until you have a smooth dough.
4. Work in the soft butter in small pieces, kneading well until the dough is elastic.
5. Add the raisins, candied fruit and vanilla, then leave to rise for 2 hours under a tea towel.
6. Fold the dough over, shape it into a ball and place it in a buttered panettone mould.
7. Let it rise again until it reaches the rim of the mould, about 2 hours.
8. Bake at 170 °C for 45 to 50 minutes; check with a knife blade, then let it cool upside down.