How to Make Italian Christmas Bread with Eggnog Glaze - A Step-by-Step Guide

Italian Christmas Bread, also known as panettone, is a traditional Italian holiday dessert that is enjoyed by families all over the world. This sweet and fluffy bread is filled with a variety of dried fruits, nuts, and citrus zest, and is often enjoyed with a cup of coffee or a glass of dessert wine.

For this recipe, we will be adding a festive twist by incorporating a rich and creamy eggnog glaze. This glaze will add a decadent touch to the bread, making it perfect for serving at you...

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup hazelnuts
  • 1 cup eggnog, plus
  • 1 tablespoon eggnog
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3 cups bread flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons instant yeast
  • 2 tablespoons anise seed
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon eggnog

Information

  • Prep Time: 25 mins
  • Cook Time: 45 mins
  • Additional Time: 2 hrs
  • Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 1 2-pound loaf

  • Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Spread hazelnuts evenly on a baking sheet. Bake until lightly toasted, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven, transfer the nuts to a bowl, and let them cool.
  • Place the eggnog, sugar, salt, butter, egg, egg yolk, bread flour, yeast, anise seed, and cinnamon into the bread machine. Program the machine for a basic cycle with the crust as "medium." Press start. Do not use the delay timer.
  • Place the cooled toasted hazelnuts into the machine between Knead Cycle 1 and Knead Cycle 2. When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and allow it to cool on a rack.
  • Prepare the glaze by combining the confectioners' sugar and eggnog in a bowl; mix well. It should be a drizzling consistency. Drizzle the glaze on the cooled bread before slicing.
  • Nutrition

    195 cal.

    • Total Fat: 7g
    • Saturated Fat: 3g
    • Cholesterol: 39mg
    • Sodium: 103mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 28g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 7g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 43mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 110mg