Preparation time: 60 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
difficulty: high

How to prepare Pandoro

Soft, fragrant, delicate and very sweet thanks also to the presence of icing sugar, the Pandoro It is a typical Christmas dessert, a true delicacy that is a must-have on the holiday table. With its characteristic star shape, Pandoro can be enjoyed in its classic version or filled with creme o gelato.

Its preparation requires time, patience and commitment: once ready, however, you will see how satisfying it is to serve your guests Pandoro prepared with your own hands. Not to mention that it is a great gift idea.

Here then How to make Pandoro at home according to our grandmothers' recipe: before proceeding, however, get a Pandoro mold.

Ingredients

200 0 grams of flour
250 g of manitoba flour
30 ml of water
A cube of brewer's yeast
150 grams of sugar
5 eggs
3 yolks
20 gr of honey
180 g butter
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence

Preparation

To begin, prepare the "biga" Dissolve the yeast in warm water, then add 70g of 0 flour and knead until smooth. Place the dough in a bowl and let it rise until doubled in volume.
To this first dough, once the necessary time has passed, add the rest of the 0 flour, half of the sugar, an egg white and an egg yolk, mix the mixture and let it double in volume again.
Take the dough again and add the eggs, first the yolks and then the whites, making sure that the first is completely absorbed before adding the second and so on.
Now it's the butter's turn cut into small pieces, the sugar and the honey, add them to the dough which must be very soft.
Add the Manitoba flour and vanilla, lemon and orange peel if desired.
Form a ball with the resulting mixture and place it in a Pandoro mold.
Let it rise until the mixture reaches the edge of the mold.
Bake at 150 ° for about 45 minutes in a static oven.

Pandoro: the recipe for making the iconic Christmas dessert at home.

How to prepare Pandoro

Ingredients

Preparation

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