Sup Nerissa, I dont know anything about baking but I do know about panettone, and the most crucial ingredient is the lievito madre apparently. Which is why I don't recommend making it at home. Lievito madre is like sourdough starter but you have to modify it to get rid of the acidity. This is how they do it. It's in Italian because I couldn't find a good one in English but you'll get the gist of you watch it.
>LIEVITO MADRE di Gabriele Boncihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15QrVhqCYJwIt takes multiple days and you have to wrap it in cloth, and thats how it loses its acidity. Thats way to much trouble which is why I recommend just buying it.
>hot potAnyway you seem to like hotpot a lot, maybe you'd like the better version from France. Its called pot au feu which translates to pot on fire. Because it was made by cooking with the pot over a fire. Its also where pho comes from because the French colonized vietnam and shared their recipes and gifted them the Catholic faith. In case you have any vietnamese friends, they are most likely Catholic because of the French.
>How to Make Pot au Feu | Ludo Lefebvrehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPJ2iemiO_MEvery family has their own recipe but this guy below is fairly standard and similar to the one I make. Hes also a good channel to learn French recipes. I still like chef jean pierre better but this channel does a good job as well.
>How To Make Pot Au Feu: the mother recipe of French soups ( Tutorial for beginners)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNh_KMM3I6QHappy eating!
