Panettone

Panettone is an Italian holiday bread that is made with candied oranges, raisins, and sometimes chocolate. It's easy to find during the holidays, but some bakeries and gourmet stores have it year round. I saw it at Publix this week, which made me think of adding a panettone bread pudding recipe here.

Giada De Laurentis has a fantastic recipe for panettone bread pudding at the Food Network website:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_90098,00.html

This is a delicious bread pudding that is fairly easy to make because the panettone gives the pudding a delicious flavor. Another good thing about this pudding is that it can be prepared a couple hours ahead as long as you cover and refrigerate. I haven't made syrup, but the pudding was excellent by itself.