Makes 1 loaf / Time: 1 hr 30 minutes plus 3 hours proofing 

Ingredients:

Dough:

150ml plant-based milk, warmed

2 tsp quick dried Vegan yeast

100g caster or coconut sugar

9 tbsp aquafaba

175g vegan butter or margarine butter, melted and cooled

1 tsp vanilla extract

500g strong white flour, plus extra for dusting

½ tsp salt

Filling:

150g vegan Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

50g hazelnuts, chopped

oil, for greasing

Toppings:

1 tbsp plant-based milk

20g hazelnuts, chopped

4 tbsp vegan Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Spread, warmed

Icing sugar, for dusting 

Method:

1. Make sure the plant-based milk is lukewarm and stir in the yeast. Leave to one side for 5-10 minutes. 2. Lightly beat the aquafaba with an electric hand whisk until bubbly and frothy and slowly add in the sugar while whisking. Continue to whisk as you pour in the melted vegan butter and vanilla.

3. Place the flour and salt in the bowl of a free-standing electric mixer with the dough hook attached. Pour in the yeast mixture and the aquafaba mixture and knead for 10 minutes on a low setting.

4. Once soft, springy and shiny, remove the dough, place in a greased bowl and cover. Leave to double in size in a warm place for about 2 hours.

5. Meanwhile, divide the chocolate spread into half teaspoon amounts, place on parchment paper and freeze to solidify and then lightly dust with flour. Chop the hazelnuts.

6. Prepare a 20-cm round tin with parchment paper. 

7. Pour the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and grease your hands a little with oil. Add the chocolate spread balls and hazelnuts to the dough and knead for 3-4 minutes with your hands to incorporate the chocolate and hazelnuts. Transfer to the lined tin, cover and leave somewhere warm for 45-60 minutes to increase in volume (it will expand to fill the tin).

8. Preheat the oven to 160Fan/180*C. Brush the dough with the plant-based milk, sprinkle over the chopped hazelnuts and bake for 45-50 minutes until really golden on top and risen.

9. Allow to cool on a wire rack. To serve, slightly warm the chocolate spread, drizzle over the panettone, sprinkle over the hazelnuts and dust with icing sugar.

10. Store wrapped up in an airtight container for a few days.

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