Asian Panettone
Part 1: Pasta Madre
Ingredients
Method- 105g High-Gluten Flour (quantity 1)
- 50g Lukewarm Water
- 20g Sourdough Starter
- 5g Maltose
- 315g High-Gluten Flour (quantity 2)
- 150g Lukewarm Water
- Mix 105g flour, 50ml water, sourdough starter and maltose into a dough ball. Cut a cross, place in a large glass jar and allow it to sit in ambient temperature for 48 hours.
- Remove 100g of the dough and add in 105g flour and 50ml water, rest for 24 hours and repeat for 3 more times.
Part 2: 1st Dough
Ingredients
Method- 69g Pasta Madre (see above)
- 75g Maltose
- 120ml Water
- 55g Egg Yolk
- 75g Unsalted Butter
- 240g High-Gluten Flour
- In a stand mixer with a dough hook, add pasta madre, flour and water.
- Mix for 10–15 mins. Note: Add in half of the maltose during the first 2 minutes and the rest of the maltose during the last 2 minutes.
- Add in softened butter and beat until well incorporated. Slowly add in egg yolks.
- Mix for approx. 25 minutes till the gluten is fully developed by conducting a window pane test, making sure the dough temperature does not go over 280°C, transfer to a tall container.
- Allow the dough to rise in a tall container for about 12 hours in an ambient temperature (26°C-280°C) till triple in initial volume.
Part 3: 2nd Dough
Ingredients
Method- 120g Dried Persimmon
- 60g Medjool Dates
- 30g Dried Snow Plum
- 100ml Mae Hwa Soo (Plum Wine)
- 60g High-Gluten Flour
- 66g Maltose
- 4g Salt
- 96g Egg Yolk
- 129g Unsalted Butter
- 2g Malt Powder
- 25g deZaan Crimson Red Cocoa Powder
- 50g Unsalted Butter
- Cut persimmon, dates and sour plum into small dices and soak in Mae Hwa Soo overnight.
- Mix flour and malt. Add in the 1st dough and beat on medium for 15 minutes.
- Add in aromatic blend, sugar, egg yolks and salt.Incorporate butter in and beat well.
- Add in soaked fruits and deZaan Crimson Red cocoa powder. Mix for 2 minutes while scraping gently in intervals to ensure even mixing.
- Cover the bowl for 45 minutes.
- Perform two complete sets (so one set directly after the other without rest in between) of stretch and folds and see the dough develop from very slack into a plumper shape, bench rest the dough covered with a wet clean cloth for 25 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 2 equal parts and shape into a ball, again cover and let rest for 25 minutes.
- Transfer the dough quickly and gently into the panettone molds.
- Cover the molds with floured cling film.
- Allow panettone to rise in liners covered at ambient temperature for 9 hours.
- Uncover the panettone and leave it for 15-20 minutes, cut a cross on top and add a chunk of butter in the center, bake in a pre-heated oven at 160°C for about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Immediately invert panettone to cool by piercing wooden skewers at the bottom and hang upside down.
Part 4: Aromatic Blend
Ingredients
Method- 30g Maltose
- ½ Vanilla Pod
- 1 no. Mandarin Orange Zest
- 1 no. Kaffir Lime Zest
- Mix all the ingredients and rest in the refrigerator overnight.
Part 5: Assembly
MethodDust icing sugar on the top of the panettone.
