Italian Panettone

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unbleached all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/16 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 cup dried fruit raisins, golden raisins, cherries, chopped apricots, you choose!
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons brandy optional
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 lemon zested, roughly 1Tbsp fresh zest
• 1 Orange zested, roughly 1 Tbsp fresh zest
• 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 4 egg yolks 1 egg white for brushing the dough
• 1 1/4 cups warm water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter softened, but cold, cut into cubes