The panettone-flavored Christmas muffins are ready in minutes, soft and fragrant, perfect for decorating your holiday table. Our spectacular and delicious little cakes are shaped like a small panettone and truly recall the flavor of this Christmas specialty. They were created as edible placecards — easy and budget-friendly — ready to be customized and enjoyed. You can wrap them individually in food-safe bags with small clips or colored ribbons. Also add cardboard tags with the names of your guests and place them at the table next to the glasses or on napkins. An original and surely appreciated idea. Below, let’s see together how to prepare these delightful panettone-flavored Christmas muffins at home:
Other Christmas recipes with candied fruit and raisins:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: for 8 muffins
- Cooking methods: Oven
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 oz granulated sugar (about 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp)
- 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour (00)
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 5 tbsp potato starch
- 2 tsp baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup candied fruit (orange, citron…)
- 3 tbsp raisins
- vanilla extract
- 1/2 grated zest of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 grated zest of 1/2 orange
- as needed pearl sugar (coarse sugar)
- as needed powdered sugar
Steps
In a bowl, whisk the eggs with a pinch of salt and the sugar until you obtain a light, fluffy mixture.
Add the vanilla extract and the grated zests of lemon and orange. Pour in the cream while continuing to whisk, then add the almond flour.
Gently fold into the batter the sifted potato starch with the all-purpose flour and the baking powder. You should get a smooth mixture, free of lumps.
With a spatula, mix into the batter the candied fruit cut into small cubes (or, if you prefer, chocolate chips) and the previously soaked and well-drained raisins.
Fill the muffin liners up to 3/4 full and finish by sprinkling the surface with pearl sugar and powdered sugar.
Bake in a preheated oven at 356°F for about 20 minutes, performing the classic toothpick test. Remove from the oven and let them cool completely.
The panettone-flavored Christmas muffins are ready to be served or placed on the table as edible placecards, wrapped in food bags and personalized.
Happy holidays and bon appétit… see you at the next recipe!
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