Panettone Valdostano

Although this is similar to Panettone Milanese, it is an interesting variation. Augusto Boch of the Pasticceria Boch in Aosta, in northwestern Italy, near the French border, makes this for the French tourists who visit Aosta to take home with them. To satisfy French tastes, he substitutes raisins for the candied fruit and covers the panettone before baking with an almond-and-sugar glaze, more almonds, and confectio