Step into Cossetta's in St. Paul and you step right into Christmas.

You'll see the sights and smells of Italy's greatest treats. But there's one that sticks out this time of year.

"Panettone is sweet, sweet bread with fruits. It's very popular for Christmas in Italy and everywhere," said Jaime Martinez, executive pastry chef at Cossetta's.

Down the street from the marketplace sits their newly renovated kitchen dedicated to panettone. Just another step in their 15-year process to make the best in the world.

"When we first started, it was kind of, we don't know what to do, but then we fell in love with with the panettone, and we've been doing since then," said Martinez.

The mother dough they start with, safely wrapped up, is more than 100 years old from Italy.

"It's our baby. So when w

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