The tradition of baking sweet Easter bread, a special bread baked only at Easter, exists in almost all European cultures. True Italians have a special attitude towards Easter celebration, so they bake the most delicious and sweet Easter pie.
The recipes for Easter homemade baked goods are passed down from generation to generation by Italian housewives, preserving the absolute secrecy of their family’s culinary mastery. But, on the eve of Easter, Italian chefs revealed some secrets to AdmiGram.com and shared the most amazing and delicious recipes.
Homemade recipes for Italian sweet Easter bread
Traditional Italian sweet Easter bread
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Ingredients:
- High-grade wheat flour — 2 cups
- Cow’s milk — 1 cup
- Baker’s yeast — 1 oz (30g)
- Chicken eggs — 5 pcs.
- Sugar — 1/2 cup
- Butter — 9 oz (250 g)
- Salt — to taste
How to cook:
Dissolve the yeast in a small amount of milk until foamy. Pour in the remaining milk and mix in the flour. Place in a warm place to rise, covering with a towel or cotton cloth. When the dough rises, add: egg yolks, beaten until white with sugar; melted warm butter; salt. Mix thoroughly again. Then fold in the beaten to stiff peaks egg whites and gently, so as not to deflate the foam, add enough flour for the dough to become thick enough. Let the dough rise again, then knead it, put it into a generously greased with softened butter mold, filling it halfway. Let the dough rise level with the edges of the mold and bake at 355 °F (180 °C) until done.
Italian sweet Easter bread with raisins
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Ingredients:
- High-grade wheat flour — 6 cups
- Sugar — 2 cups
- Cow’s milk — 2+1/2 cups
- Chicken eggs — 6 pcs.
- Butter — 10 oz (300 g)
- Raisins — 5 oz (150 g)
- Vanilla sugar — to taste
How to cook:
Pour warm milk into a large bowl for the dough. Add a cup of sugar and 3 cups of flour to the milk. Knead the dough lightly, and let it rise in a warm place for 2 hours (until doubled in volume). Then separately beat 6 egg yolks with a cup of sugar until white, add vanilla. Incorporate into the dough. Melt the butter and add it to the dough. Beat the egg whites until foamy and gently fold into the dough. Add another 3 cups of flour and knead the dough. Knead the dough, adding flour until it stops sticking to your hands. Put the dough in a bowl and let it rise again in a warm place for 2 hours. Rinse the raisins, pour boiling water over them. Dry them with a towel, dust with flour, and knead into the dough. Put the dough into a buttered and floured mold. Let it stand for another 10-15 minutes. Then bake in the oven at 355 °F (180 °C) until done.
Cheesy Italian sweet Easter bread
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Ingredients:
- Cow’s cottage cheese (fat, no less than 10%) — 2 cups
- Heavy cream — 1 cup
- Butter — 7 oz (200 g)
- Sugar — 1 cup
- Raisins — 5 oz (150 g)
- Vanilla sugar — to taste
How to cook:
Rinse the raisins and pour boiling water over them, let sit for 20 minutes. After it swells up, drain the water, cool, and dry it. Sift the cottage cheese twice through a fine sieve. In a bowl, combine the butter, sugar, and vanilla sugar, beat with a mixer until fluffy and homogeneous. Then gradually add the sour cream, continuing to beat the mixture with a mixer. The mixture should be very tender. Add the sifted cottage cheese and prepared raisins. Mix everything well so that the mixture is homogeneous, and the raisins are evenly distributed throughout. Prepare a form for the bread (even an ice cream container will do). Pack the mixture tightly into the mold, flip it upside down onto a plate. Put it in the refrigerator for 12-24 hours. Periodically drain the liquid that comes out. Once the Easter bread holds its shape, and the excess liquid has drained out, remove it from the refrigerator. Carefully transfer it to a plate and serve.
Italian creamy sweet Easter bread
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Ingredients:
- High-grade wheat flour — 6 cups
- Cow’s milk — 2 cups
- Chicken eggs — 3 pcs.
- Sugar — 1 cup
- Butter — 4 oz (110 g)
- Baker’s yeast — 1 oz (30g)
- Raisins — 5 oz (150 g)
- Strong coffee — 1 cup
- Vanilla sugar — to taste
How to cook:
Pour the yeast with half a cup of warm water and let the yeast rise. Scald a cup of flour with a cup of boiling milk and mix well. If it doesn’t scald well, heat it slightly, stirring constantly. When the yeast rises, mix it with slightly cooled scalded dough. Then gradually mix into the dough: milk, flour, butter, cup of coffee, eggs, sugar, raisins. Add flour until you get a thick dough. Leave it in a warm place without drafts for 2 hours. When the dough rises, put it into a pre-greased dish. Cover the dish with something warm and let the dough rise for 30 minutes. Then bake in the oven at 355 °F (180 °C) until done.
Royal Italian sweet Easter bread
© bianca0603_bakery via Instagram
Ingredients:
- Baker’s yeast — 1 oz (30g)
- Cow’s cream — 2 cups
- High-grade wheat flour — 6 cups
- Butter — 7 oz (200 g)
- Sugar — 2 cups
- Chicken eggs — 6 pcs.
- Raisins — 5 oz (150 g)
- Candied fruits — 5 oz (150 g)
- Ground cardamom, almond, nutmeg — to taste
How to cook:
Dissolve the yeast in a glass of cream and make a thick sponge by adding half of the wheat flour. When the sponge rises, add beaten egg yolks with butter and sugar, the remaining flour, 2 cups of cream, ground cardamom, nutmeg, almond, finely chopped candied fruits, and rinsed, dried raisins. Knead the dough well and let it rise for 2 hours. Then knead the dough again, shape it into a ring, and place it in a greased mold. Let the dough rise to 3/4 of the height of the mold and place it in the oven. Bake in the oven at 355 °F (180 °C) until done.
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