Christmas Dessert
Had my parents, two sisters and family over for dinner. I craved for panettone pudding. As there are abundant cherry plums in my garden. I have decided to add in to my panettone pudding. I dare to tryout using air fryer.
Google: “This is the ultimate Christmas dessert from Milan and the northern regions, although by now the craze for panettone has caught on at bakeries throughout Italy. It is a soft cloud of finely textured, uniform dough with a bright yellow colour, filled with sultana raisins and candied fruits. When first sliced it unleashes an intense aroma of bread and citrus. There are now different versions of panettone on the market, with cream fillings, covered in chocolate and chestnuts or all kinds of frosting. The real panettone, though, remains a yeast dough with sultana raisins and candied fruit with a soft, moist, fluffy crumb. “
Google: “Cherry plums are small fruits, averaging 2 to 3 centimeters in diameter, and have an oval to round shape. The fruit’s skin is very thin, smooth, glossy, and taut, flushed with dark red, bright red, and golden hues, overlayed with a layer of light speckling. Cherry plums contain high acidity when harvested young, contributing to a tart but refreshing sour flavour with green apple and lemon-like, fruity nuances. If the plums are left to mature on the tree, the flesh will continue to develop natural sugars and astringency, creating a balanced, sweet-tart, tangy flavour with fruity, spice-filled nuances.”
“Cherry plums are a good source of potassium to balance fluid levels within the body and fiber to regulate the digestive tract. The fruits also contain some vitamin A to maintain healthy organ functioning, vitamin C to strengthen the immune system, iron to develop the protein haemoglobin for oxygen transport through the bloodstream, and other amounts of calcium, phosphate, and B complex vitamins, which can affect metabolism and nervous system health.”
I am happy that my pudding baked in air fryer turned out delightfully soft, sweet, tart, refreshing, and delicious. Let’s get air fryer to do the job!!!!
Ingredients
900 g panettone sultanas candied fruit
18 cherry plums, deseed and cut into bite size
10 Tbs water, divided
2 eggs, lightly beaten
100 g caster sugar
250 ml vanilla custard
125 ml milk
1 Tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbs castor sugar (OPT)
Method
Greased 20 cm round air fryer pan and set aside. Using a serrated knife, cut the panettone roughly into 1cm / ½ inch thick, place the bottom part of panettone at the bottom of prepared pan. Scatter some bite size cherry plums over the top. Drizzle 2 Tbs water over the panettone. Panettone is fabulously soft and mouldable, so this isn’t a hard job.
Place another thick panettone round cut over the top, scatter some cherry plums and drizzle 2 Tbs water over the panettone. Repeat with panettone, cherry plums and 2 Tbs water. The last panettone which is the top of panettone, place on top and drizzle 2 Tbs remaining water over the top.
Put sugar and the remaining 2 Tbs water in pot and swirl around to help dissolve sugar before putting on hob medium high heat. Caramelised sugar and water mixture by letting it bubbly away without stirring until turn deep amber colour about 3-5 minutes. Keep looking. Turn heat down to low and add vanilla custard ignore the spluttering.
Beat in milk, egg, and vanilla extract over low heat until well combined. Pour the caramel custard over the panettone; gently push the panettone all around to create gaps to fill with the custard and leave to soak for about 10 minutes. Scatter the remaining cherry plums and 2 Tbs castor sugar on top. Heat air fryer at 160 degrees C for 10 minutes.
When air fryer time is up, place the pan into the cup and plug on the machine. Bake it for 30 minutes. Check with a skewer if comes out with batter, put back in another 10-15 minutes and cover with foil until golden and cooked. Serve with cream or vanilla ice cream, or custard.
Note: You can use croissants, or raisin bread instead of panettone. You can use any fruits of your choice. You may want to add more eggs perhaps 2-4 more depending on the amount of bread or panettone you use or how custardy you want your pudding to be. You can add marsala wine instead of water. You might want to use marscapone 250 g and double cream 250 g.
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