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Easter is just around the corner. Spring is in the air! It is time to start thinking about baking that special Easter bread. There are many different types of Italian Easter Bread but most are made with the following ingredients: flour, oil, sugar, eggs, yeast and milk. Modern recipes are adding Pecorino, Parmigiano or another types of hard cheese. Watch the videos below and see how our neighbor Rosa makes this traditional Italian Easter treat. According to religious tradition, the Pizza di Pasqua should be prepared on Monday, Thursday or Good Friday to be eaten at breakfast on Easter Sunday. Once ready, it was customary to bring the Pizza di Pasqua to the church, so that it would be blessed together with the other foods to be consumed on Easter day, but this doesn’t happen much today. Though traditionally served at breakfast on Easter morning, it is also served as an appetizer during Easter lunch, it is accompanied by blessed boiled eggs, ciauscolo (a type of soft salami typically found in the region of Le Marche) and red wine. Pizza Di Pasqua di Abruzzo 1 kg flour 6 eggs plus one yolk 250 g milk 250 g sugar 250 g vegetable oil 2 cubes fresh yeast Zest of one lemon 1 tsp. vanilla Procedure: 1. Dissolve the yeast in tepid milk. 2. Add all the other ingredients. 3. Mix with a fork. 4. Work with the dough with your hands for 15-20 minutes on a floured surface. 5. Divide into two parts. 6. Using parchment paper in a shallow pan, place your dough onto the pan. 7. Brush on the egg yolk and add sprinkles and/or colored eggs. 8. Let rise for 3-4 hours. 9. Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes at 180C. ENJOY!! BUONA PASQUA To watch a video of Rosa making this bread go to: Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2_ouZtVPdg Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0A2p5uN06o Part 3: https://youtu.be/oiefkrZ3V4I Visit us during the Easter season and we’ll invite Rosa over to teach you to bake this lovely Easter Bread. DON’T MISS OUT ON OUR EASTER EXPERIENCES: Just click on our Facebook cover photo “Experience Easter with Us” for all the details. Go to our FACEBOOK page here. Comments are closed.
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About the authorThis blog is curated by Margaret Gigliotti, B&B owner, teacher, explorer, wine drinker and creative writer. Looking for ideas of places to visit in Abruzzo. Download our free guide of the best places most people miss.
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