panettone [pa-net-to-ne]

it's the last food and drink thursday.

terry @sarasdadandmom is going to love this. :-)

this i think is the italian version of the fruit cake. it is bread baked with lotsa delicious raisins and some candied orange rinds. the germans call theirs 'stollen'. and i love all three, except the stollen with the marzipan in the centre.

in any case, i love panettone. i usually eat it plain, but sometimes when i want to get fancy, i lather it with butter and eat it with thin slices of old cheddar. a cup of hot green tea or hot chocolate to complete the snack.

sometimes i forget i have this and it doesn't go bad (unless you see some colourful hairy stuff on it then don't eat it) and when it gets quite dry after a few weeks, i slice it thinly and then i make french toast. yummy!

[Hazel]

Nice welcoming shot and your panettone sounds really versatile!

[karenann]

I just have to look at this and get I "fat!" Sounds so delish ... how do you stay so thin?!! Fab capture. :)

[Lesley Allen]

Mmmm I love panetone just as it is. We normally are given one at xmas but didn't receive one this year. :(

[aurorajane]

Looks delicious

[Terry]

Not only does it sound good, the presentation looks wonderful.. I am amazed that you , even when it is going bad, still look positive and make french toast..... LOL I love it.

[summerfield]

@sarasdadandmom - as a i said, as long as there are no grey fuzzy things on them. :-) thank you, terry!

[summerfield]

@quietpurplehaze - thank you, hazel. much appreciated.

[summerfield]

@karenann - won't make you fat at all. and i'm not thin, please get that notion out of your head now so you don't get shocked when we get to meet each other! :-D thank you, KA.

[summerfield]

@lesleyallen - well, if you were here in toronto, i'd have given you a couple! thank you, lesley.

[summerfield]

@aurorajane - it also tastes good. thank you, aj.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Sounds good! I've only had the traditional fruit cake, but this sounds even better to me. I love raisins!!

[Henri Russell]

Now, where is that cup of tea? Looks good.

[summerfield]

@olivetreeann - sunmaid? it has to be sunmaid for me. love that since childhood! thank you, ann.

[summerfield]

@henrir - i'm brewing some! :-) thank you, henri.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@summerfield Those were the ones we always had growing up, but now that food prices are as they are, the store brand has been adequate!

[summerfield]

@olivetreeann - yes, of course, store brand is also good, even better is buying them from the bulk store. :-D

[Carolyn Sue]

looks delicious!!

[summerfield]

@cscecil - it's delicious! thank you, CS.

[Laraine Kensicki]

my gramma's Chrismas table was always filled with treats like this - cannolies, etc. nice memories

[summerfield]

@eniaral - i love italian Christmas! thank you, laraine.