SIMPLE ONE-STEP PANETTONE

      Title: SIMPLE ONE-STEP PANETTONE
  Categories: Dupree, Dessert
       Yield: 8 Servings
  
  
         2    eggs
         2 c  sugar
         1    stick butter -- melted and
   :          cooled
         1 ts grated lemon peel
         1 ts vanilla extract
         1 ts lemon extract
         3 c  all-purpose flour
         2 ts baking powder
         2 ts salt
         1 c  buttermilk
         2 c  slivered almonds
         2 c  golden raisins
         3 c  chopped mixed dried fruits
   
   Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a clean, empty 1-pound coffee
   can. Line bottom with a piece of waxed paper, cut to fit, and grease
   paper. In a large bowl beat eggs and sugaruntil thick and pale
   yellow, about 5 minutes. Beat in melted butter, lemon peel and
   extracts. In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt and
   blend into egg mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in almonds,
   raisins and dried fruit. Pour batter into prepared can and place on a
   baking sheet. Bake 55 to 60 minutes, or until bread is well browned
   and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
   
   Cool bread in can for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to finish
   cooling. (You may have to cut out the bottom of the can to push out
   cake.) To serve, cut into slices or wedges. Makes 1 loaf
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