Pandorato with Hazelnut Spread – 900g

Some Christmas gifts need no explaining, and this is one of them. From Albertengo’s Selezione Piemonte range comes a pandorato panettone, tall, golden and wonderfully soft, with the buttery fragrance of the very best Piedmontese baking. It arrives with a jar of Tornatonda, a hazelnut gianduja spread to be spooned, spread or poured over every slice.

Tornatonda is no ordinary spread. It was created by La Ciau del Tornavento, the celebrated restaurant in Treiso, in the Langhe hills of Piedmont, which has held a Michelin star for over thirty years. Pairing a restaurant-born cream with a panettone is a lovely idea, and one that turns a classic Christmas cake into something closer to a dessert course.

The pandorato style means a plain, golden crumb: no raisins and no candied peel, just a soft, aromatic dough with notes of butter, vanilla and a gentle citrus perfume. That makes it the perfect canvas for the Tornatonda, whose toasted hazelnut and cocoa flavours are rich and velvety rather than cloying.

How to serve

• Slice thickly and spread with Tornatonda for a decadent breakfast or afternoon treat.
• Warm the slices gently and serve with the cream melted on top as an after-dinner dessert.
• Pair with a glass of Moscato d’Asti, a vin santo or a good espresso.
• Toast leftover slices the next morning, which is when many people say they like it best.
• Wrapped in its box, it makes an excellent Christmas gift.

Storage: Keep in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. Once opened, keep the panettone well wrapped and the jar tightly closed.

Ingredients: wheat flour, eggs, butter, sugar, natural yeast (wheat flour, water), egg yolk, emulsifier: mono-and di-glycerides of fatty
acids; fructose, milk, salt, Madagascar vanilla beans powder. ICING SUGAR INGREDIENTS: sugar, wheat starch. May contain soy, nuts
and mustard. HAZELNUT CREAM INGREDIENTS: hazelnut paste, sugar, inulin, milk powder, cocoa, maltitol, soy lecithin, vanilla. May
contain other nuts. Store in a cool and dry place. Close carefully after use. Mix the product with a dry spatula before use.
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