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Soft and sweet, this festive bread is the Christmas treat that keeps on giving, so long as you know how to fashion the leftovers into ongoing treats …

In Australia, households not in-the-know might give, receive or regift sub-par panettone at Christmas. But if we learn to choose a good panettone, can this festive fruit bread’s reputation be redeemed?

Today, most panettone lovers have bid arrivederci to raisins and citrus bits and buongiorno to chocolate, cherries, pistachios and cream. But according to Italian rules, any twist on the traditional downgrades the Italian sweet bread to a mere Christmas 'pastry product with yeast.'

While not all new varieties of the Italian cake are unsuccessful, true fans draw the line when it comes to adding savoury elements

Panettone is one of Italian’s grandest bakes, and a staple of Christmas. In London, the yeasted, fluffy bread has gone from "Peep Show" curio to festive centrepiece.

The story of the Colomba di Pasqua or Colomba pasquale, Italys traditional dove-shaped Easter cake, and the best places to buy it in Rome for Easter 2022.

An Italy|Italian bread, traditionally served at Christmas as a cake. Made with eggs and various dried fruits, this is a deliciously light yellow bread w...

Panettone, Italy’s Favourite Christmas Cake Rich enough to appeal to lords and dukes, the success of panettone is down to its festive, egalitarian simplicity. Ever since I was a little boy, I’ve always loved Christmas stories. I can’t count how many times I have read Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Little Match Girl’. I’m also fond of Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle’. But my favourite has to be Giu...