So I finally got all the ingredients for PR's panettone and I made 2 loaves this weekend. The aroma was heavenly but I wasn't quite happy with the crumb- it wasn't that feathery shreddy light buttery thing I was looking for. Not being one who is easily daunted I am trying the panettone recipe from Foolish Poolish (thank you FP!!). I read and re-read the recipe until it finally started to make sense. Yes, it is time-consuming but hopefully it will be worth it in the end. I am sitting here at 11:15 pm, waiting until 1am when I have to make the first dough using my pasta madre that I oh so lovingly fed 3 times today...Unfortunately I messed up my timing (should have re-re-read the recipe!) but I am willing to sacrifice a few hours of sleep all in the name of making a superb loaf of bread! My patients won't mind if I am a tad bleary-eyed tomorrow, will they?? I am sharing this with you guys because who else would understand doing such a nutty thing as spending 3 days of time and effort just to make bread??? I made good use of my waiting time tonight, though- I made a HUGE batch of cappucino-hazelnut cookies to take to work tomorrow. Yawnnnnnnnnn. Stay tuned! If I can ever figure out how to upload pics here I will share :-) Amaz the Crazy Baker