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[nextqueen]

do you know if they sell pannetone (sp?) at the moment? i cant say ive seen any. i saw a come dine with me recipe where they cut this into circles then made a sort of bread and butter pudding with lemon zest in it.

[welshlibranr]

was in my local Aldi today neextqueen, didn't see any pannetone, I think they mostly stock it around Christmas time!...

[nextqueen]

thats what i thought xmas, maybe sainsburys do you think?

[gingejbee]

Don't think you'll find it anywhere, even Italy, until Christmas. Bit like looking for mince pies now.

[funnygirl]

I know this is no help, but where I work a lot of Italian sandwich shops sell them.

[Buenchico]

Regrettably, contrary to Gingejbee's post, it's not like looking for mince pies now ;(

Asda sell mince pies all year long but, to the best of my knowledge, no High Street stores sell panettone other than at Christmas time. So you'll need a bit of patience but I still suggest that you add this recipe to your browser's bookmarks ;-)
http://www.bbcgoodfoo...358/panettone-pudding

Chris

[gingejbee]

Should have known better, Chris - I've just bought hot-cross buns (BOGOF) in Sainsburys!

[nextqueen]

wow i used aldi brioche instead, it was gorgeous, compliments all round!

[nextqueen]

re mince pies, i saw mince pie icecream and brandy butter ice cream in morrisons the other day, must be left overs since last xmas, mince pie one almost tempted me but freezer full to bursting!

[Euphemia]

No doubt we will start Christmas fare on the shelves next month.

[roxie_09]

I've already seen some places advertising for christmas! x

[mojay]

sounds good nextqueen - post the recipe here eh?

[vodkancoke]

Sainsburys have them in at the mo

[nextqueen]

Recipe for brioche bread and butter pudding (measurements not exact, depends how large your dish is)
3 eggs
single cream
milk (makes up majority of liquid)
lemon zest
cinnamon
1 tbsp sugar
brioche (i used the brioche loaf from Aldi)
sultanas

Cut slices into halves, layer in dish with sultanas alternating. i cut the last slice into quarters to layer on the top or suppose you could do triangles.
Beat rest of ingredients in a jug and pour over 30 mins before putting in oven so the liquid will absorb into the brioche.

Put in oven Elec 200C, for 35 - 40 mins until liquid set and golden brown top. nb i covered it for 20 mins with foil so that the brioche didnt get too brown too soon.

Serve with cream, ice cream or on its own. You could serve with custard but custard already in it really.