Light Panettone
This is my variation on yeasted Christmas panettone with ingredients I like, but fewer calories from sugar. You do need to let the panettone rise a number of times and for long periods, but all the rising results in a soft yet firm panettone that is wonderfully sweet thanks to the dried fruit.
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- Serves: 10 persons
Ingredients
- ½cup lukewarm water, divided, or as needed
- 2¼ cups Italian-style tip 00 flour
- ¾ounce fresh yeast
- 2eggs
- 6tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- ¼cup raisins
- ¼cup dried blueberries
- ¼cup chopped dried apricots
- 3tablespoons stevia powder
- 2tablespoons sugar-free candied fruit
- 10drops sugar substitute (such as Truvia®)
Instructions
Step 1
Combine 1/4 cup lukewarm water, 1/3 of the flour, and yeast in a bowl and dissolve yeast. Cover with a clean dish towel and let rise in a warm place, 8 hours to overnight.Step 2
Stir in 1/3 more of the flour and enough warm water to make the dough soft and elastic. Knead together, cover, and let rise in a warm place, about 2 hours. Add remaining flour and a few tablespoons of warm water, knead into a soft and elastic dough, cover, and let rise in a warm place, about 3 hours.Step 3
Work in eggs, olive oil, raisins, blueberries, apricots, stevia, candied fruit, and sweetener and knead everything into a soft dough. Place dough in a panettone mold, cover, and let rise in a warm place until dough has almost doubled, about 1 hour.Step 4
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until panettone is baked through and lightly browned, about 45 minutes.