Traditional Christmas Panettone Recipe

Ingredients

• 5 cups (600g) all-purpose flour, divided, plus a little more as needed
• 1 tablespoon instant yeast (slightly more than 1 packet)
• 2/3 cup water
• 5 large eggs
• Finely grated zest of 1 orange
• 1/3 cup (68 g) sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt
• 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks, 170g) room temperature unsalted butter, to make the dough
• 1 tablespoon (14g) cold unsalted butter for the top of the dough
• Vegetable oil spray (for the dough bowl)
• 1/2 cup dark raisins
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 1/2 cup best quality candied orange peel, or a combination of 1/4-inch diced dried fruit, such as apricots, pears, cranberries, or dried cherries
• 1/4 cup dark rum, such as Meyer’s rum
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds, optional