I didn’t grow up eating panettone but the first time I tried it I was in heaven. Buttery, sweet bread filled with the flavours of Christmas morning! Unfortunately, my family doesn’t share my affection for panettone, so I had to find a way not to eat the whole darn loaf myself! Enter this skiers french toast, the easiest and most delicious way to save myself from eating an entire loaf of panettone!
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 small panettone (900 grams)
5 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp orange zest
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Add the butter, brown sugar and maple syrup into a small pot and melt everything over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook the mixture for about 3 min until brown sugar is completely dissolved.
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Pour the butter mixture into a 9 x13 baking dish.
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Use your hands to break the panettone up into bite sized pieces and place them on top of the butter mixture in the baking dish.
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Whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla, lemon and orange zest together and then pour evenly over the panettone.
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Cover the dish with plastic wrap and place in the fridge over night.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and bake your skiers french toast on the middle rack for 40 minutes.
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Serve dusted with icing sugar or fresh fruit.