I sed I'd get back with a review of my panettone purchase. Well, here
it is:

I ordered the Genovese Panettone (pandolce?). Unlike a classic
panettone, it is squat and short. I looks like this:

http://www.cucinagenovese.it/dolci/3...-pandolce.html

It is a far heavier version than the classic fluffy/tall panettone one
is likely to find in an Italian deli or Trader Joe's. It's more like
an American fruit cake. Mine weighed 1.1 lbs and may possibly be the
best tasting fruit cake I've ever eaten. I ate half of it on the
first day!

While not certified as organic, all natural ingredients are used. The
ingredient list is thus:

fine wheat flour
pure creamery butter
golden raisins
acacia honey
pine nuts
Italian candied lemon/citron

This is a pricey "artisan" panettone. Cost me $32USD for the cake and
$20USD fer shipping. I figured the high shipping cost was fer
overnight postage. Wrong! I didn't get the cake until 9 days after
phoning in the purchase. That's $52USD fer a 1 lb fruitcake. Worth
it? No. I'd pay the $32 fer the cake (it's that good!), but the
shipping is a rip-off. Despite a great Xmas gift to myself, I'll
never do this again. (I'll prolly translate that link and make my
own)

nb

On 22 Nov 2016 14:21:28 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>I sed I'd get back with a review of my panettone purchase. Well, here
>it is:
>
>I ordered the Genovese Panettone (pandolce?). Unlike a classic
>panettone, it is squat and short. I looks like this:
>
>http://www.cucinagenovese.it/dolci/3...-pandolce.html
>
>It is a far heavier version than the classic fluffy/tall panettone one
>is likely to find in an Italian deli or Trader Joe's. It's more like
>an American fruit cake. Mine weighed 1.1 lbs and may possibly be the
>best tasting fruit cake I've ever eaten. I ate half of it on the
>first day!
>
>While not certified as organic, all natural ingredients are used. The
>ingredient list is thus:
>
>fine wheat flour
>pure creamery butter
>golden raisins
>acacia honey
>pine nuts
>Italian candied lemon/citron
>
>This is a pricey "artisan" panettone. Cost me $32USD for the cake and
>$20USD fer shipping. I figured the high shipping cost was fer
>overnight postage. Wrong! I didn't get the cake until 9 days after
>phoning in the purchase. That's $52USD fer a 1 lb fruitcake. Worth
>it? No. I'd pay the $32 fer the cake (it's that good!), but the
>shipping is a rip-off. Despite a great Xmas gift to myself, I'll
>never do this again. (I'll prolly translate that link and make my
>own)
>
>nb

You got royally ripped.
You should be able to bake your own for between $5 & $10 depending on
ingredients quality and weight.
http://instantlyitaly.com/pandoro-o-panettone/
https://roccos.nyc/panettone/2-rocco...ne-milano.html
---> http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/410...dolce-genovese