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Holiday Panettone
Every holiday season Italians line up at the local pasticerria to buy panettone, the traditional Milanese cake-like bread so loved by Italians that they are willing to stand in line when they see the tall domed boxes appear in pastry shop windows.
Once again CosituttiMarketPlace will be offering Sorelle Nurzia Panettone Tradizionale during the Holiday Season. Sorelle Nurzia has been making traditional panettone since 1835. Don't confuse this panettone with the mass marketed panettone found in big box discount stores in the States. It is about as far removed in taste and quality as mortadella is from bologna. Fresh and flavorful, soft and airy, Sorelle Nurzia panettone can be eaten right from the box, warmed as toast or made into a delicious bread pudding.
The traditional Milanese panettone of Sorelle Nurzia are made in the town of L'Aquila. After the earthquake, the established market of artisan Italian food products and the jobs of many women (sorelle means sisters in Italian) in L'Aquila were disrupted. Cositutti supports the Italian food industry and the conservation of the traditional flavors of Italy especially the efforts of regional artisan food producers to regain their position after this tragedy.
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In response to last year's wants and needs survey, CosituttiMarketPlace will have the 2.2 lb Sorelle Nurzia Panettone. The larger size allows you to share your panettone with your family and friends and to try some chef inspired recipes like this one from Giada de Laurentis for PANETTONE BREAD PUDDING WITH AMARETTO SAUCE
Sauce:
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup whole milk
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup amaretto liqueur
2 teaspoons cornstarch
Bread Pudding:
1 (1-pound) loaf panettone bread, crusts trimmed, bread cut into 1-inch cubes
8 large eggs
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
2 1/2 cups whole milk
1 1/4 cups sugar
To make the sauce: Bring the cream, milk, and sugar to a boil in a heavy small saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently. In a small bowl, mix the amaretto and cornstarch to blend and then whisk into the cream mixture. Simmer over medium-low heat until the sauce thickens, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes. Set aside and keep warm. (The amaretto sauce can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm before serving.)
To make the bread pudding: Lightly butter a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish. Arrange the bread cubes in the prepared dish. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, milk, and sugar to blend. Pour the custard over the bread cubes, and press the bread cubes gently to submerge. Let stand for 30 minutes, occasionally pressing the bread cubes into the custard mixture. (Recipe can be prepared up to this point 2 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Bake until the pudding puffs and is set in the center, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly. Spoon the bread pudding into bowls, drizzle with the warm amaretto sauce, and serve. |
A Tummy Tour Tale of Panettone 
Kid travelers in Italy enjoy eating the foods of Italy just as much as their parents. From pizza to pasta and everywhere in between the regional foods of Italy are kid friendly with many familiar foods your child has probably eaten at home.
Panettone is a fun food for kids to try, when toasted is tastes like a VERY GOOD raisin bread. There's also a VERY GOOD legend about its origin. As in any legend there are several versions. I like this one the best.
La Leggenda del Panettone
Once upon a time there was a baker named Toni who fell in love with Lucia. To express his love and gain her attention he would prepare a dolce the likes of which had never been baked before.Toni set about creating a sweet based on a soft fragrant pasta (dough) enriched with eggs, butter and candied fruit. But Toni could not concentrate on his baking. His love for Lucia so distracted him that without noticing, he accidentally added a huge quantity of yeast to his mixture and un pane dolce ma alto alto alto (a very, very tall sweet bread) was grown by mistake.He didn't have time to begin all over again so he presented his gift to Lucia feeling slightly ashamed of his poor work. However when Lucia saw the strange creation she was so enchanted by the wonderful tall dome of bread with its sweet smell and taste that she fell madly in love with the bread and the baker. The couple lived happily ever after and due to the great popularity of the new Pan de Toni (Tony's bread) or Panettone as it became known, became quite rich.
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No Gift Wrapping Needed
Sorelle Nurzia products are beautifully decorated and artfully designed.
The distinctive packaging
of Sorelle Nurzia products have a style reminescent of Old World Italy and make a wonderful gift just as they are.
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