Panettone Bread Pudding with Orange Sauce and Candied Almonds
Cooking is my favorite part of the holiday season! I love, not just the baking cookies and making candy, but cooking a meal for friends and family. Cooking is my way of sharing my talents with others. Spending time in the kitchen, experimenting with ingredients and different cooking techniques fuel my passion for food. This year, I have discovered panettone. Panettone is an Italian sweet bread that is often served at the holidays. It is a little acidic, similar to a sourdough and contains fruits and nuts. To me, this just sounded like it would make a perfect bread pudding! In the 11th century, cooks utilized leftover stale bread to make dessert. It was know as "poor man's pudding". Since its humble beginnings, bread pudding has been elevated by adding different sauces and other toppings. In fact, bread pudding is a mainstay
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