Sobacha Panettone

Sobacha Panettone

By Manon DEROUET September 24, 2026
Manon DEROUET

Corporate chef

Created on

September 24, 2026

Recipe

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Sobacha

Step 1 Dark Chocolate Gianjuja and Sobacha

The ingredients
200g (40%) Coverage: 64%
25g (5%) Cocoa butter
165g (33%) Hazelnut paste
70g (14%) Powdered sugar
40g (8%) Sobacha (LF)
500g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Melt the couverture and cocoa butter, then add the remaining ingredients.
Temper the gianduja and pour it into a 9mm silicone cube mold. (Silikomart
336 mini cubes, 33.5 x 18 cm)

Step 2 Blond Chocolate with Sobacha

The ingredients
252g (84%) Zephyr Blonde Blanket
48g (16%) Sobacha (LF)
300g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Temper the chocolate, add the blended and sifted sobacha, and pour into a 9mm silicone cube mold. (Silikomart 336 mini-cubes, 33.5 x 18 cm)

Step 3 Panettone Starter and Refreshes

The ingredients
100g (25,6%) Panettone sourdough starter
200g (51.3%) 00 Panettone Flour
90g (23.1%) Water
390g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Place all the ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook.
Knead on low speed until the dough is smooth.
Shape the starter into a ball and score a cross on it with a knife. Place the starter in a container covered with plastic wrap in a proofing cabinet at 28°C for 3½ to 4 hours. The starter should triple in volume.
Repeat this process one or two times to obtain a starter strong enough to make the first batch of dough.

Step 4 First Dough

The ingredients
102g (10,4%) Panettone sourdough starter
164g (16,7%) Water
84g (8,6%) Sugar
393g (40%) 00 Flour
106g (10,8%) Egg yolks
133g (13,5%) Soft butter
982g (100%) TOTAL
Process

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, pour in the water and granulated sugar, add the flour and sourdough starter, and knead on the first speed, then on the second speed, until the dough is smooth and firm. Add the egg yolks, then the butter, and knead again until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl (25°C).
Transfer this initial dough to a container or bucket, taking care to mark the dough level.
Place in the proofing cabinet for 8 to 12 hours at 28°C.
The dough should triple in volume.

Step 5 Second Dough

The ingredients
955g (45,9%) First Dough
131g (6,3%) 00 Flour
110g (5,3%) Sugar
11g (0,5%) Fine salt
27g (1,3%) Acacia honey
80g (3,8%) Egg yolks
234g (11,3%) Soft butter
71g (3,4%) Water
220g (10,6%) Hazelnut Gianduja and Sobacha Cubes
220g (10,6%) Blond Sobacha Chocolate Cubes
20g (1%) Sobacha (LF)
2079g (100%) TOTAL
Process

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, knead the first dough with the flour on low speed. When the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl, add the sugar, salt, honey, and half of the egg yolks. When the dough pulls away from the sides again, gradually incorporate the butter, the remaining egg yolks, and the water. Finally, add the cubes of filling and the sobacha.
Place in a proofing cabinet for 45 minutes at 28°C before shaping.

Q.S. Paper panettone molds, 500 g
Divide the dough and shape it into 550 g balls on a work surface.
Round the dough a second time before placing the balls in the paper molds.
Place in a proofing cabinet for 5 to 6 hours at 28 °C.
The panettone is ready to bake when the domed part of the dough reaches 3/4 of the way up the mold.

Step 6 Crunchy Almond Glaze

The ingredients
20g (21.1%) Egg whites
50g (52,6%) Sugar
25g (26,3%) Almond powder
QS Grain sugar
QS Hazelnut
95g (100%) TOTAL
Process

Mix all the ingredients together.
Using a piping bag, pipe a spiral of icing onto the surface of each panettone.
Sprinkle with coarse sugar and chopped hazelnuts, then bake immediately at 165°C for 35 minutes. The panettone is done when its internal temperature reaches 92°C.
Once removed from the oven, use panettone skewers to hang them upside down until they have cooled completely.

Board

Sobacha is a traditional Japanese product that translates to “buckwheat tea” or “buckwheat infusion.” It is made from buckwheat seeds that are polished before roasting, which gives it toasty notes and a crunchy texture. It should not be confused with Kasha, which is made from hulled but unpolished buckwheat seeds.

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