Italian easter

A traditional Sweet Italian Easter Bread. It's slightly dense in texture with a citrusy sweet taste and topped with festive sprinkles.

Here are four Italian Easter greetings and expressions you should learn if you plan to visit Italy over Easter!

Grandma Rose was from Calabria Italy. We always had this at Easter time. Great for toast and really good for French Toast. Just eat with a dab fresh butter and a cup of coffee. If you braid it, you can put sugar cubes on top that will burst in the oven in those areas, That is how the Italian bakeries do the tops. Ours is plain....

If you're looking for a classic Italian Easter Pie recipe (also called Pizza Rustica), the search is over. This one has over two pounds of meat.

Crescia di pasqua is a fluffy and soft traditional Italian bread that is served specially during Easter celebration.

Do Easter the Italian way with these traditional Italian Easter recipes, like torta pasqualina, roast lamb, and passatelli in brodo. Get the menu here.

Try this traditional recipe from Calabria, Italian easter bread handed down from my Nonna, her mother, and her own Nonna.

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Italian Easter pie (or pizza rustica) is loaded with meats and cheese. It's an impressive main dish with layers of savory filling.

Italian Easter bread is a fluffy, soft bread, braided around dyed eggs and seasoned with lemon or orange zest or vanilla extract.