pare, meron ka bang bread?

making a quick stop by my grocery the other night to get some bread and milk, i noticed something that i haven't heard of before last saturday: a panettone! i was watching ms. de laurentiis last weekend making some holiday treats and one of those was a panetonne trifle. A trifle is a dessert made with sponge cake drenched in sherry or liquer of choice, topped with custard, fruit, and whipped cream. in her recipe, she uses a panetonne - which is simply Italian leavened bread, peppered with raisins and fruits.

I am not partial to fruitcake, and I admit I am guilty of re-gifting the darn things at Christmas (but only to the deserving, harharhar). i was curious as to what a panettone tasted, even though it looked a lot like fruitcake. yeah, i didn't exactly replicate her trifle, but i thoroughly enjoyed the panettone i got. it had raisins (again not a fan, but i have no complaints) and candied orange peels. its a nice enough dinner substitute (even though its usually taken as a dessert by itself). a couple of slices washed off with some blue milkshake - am good.



thank you, giada!