Among the particular things about the Easter celebrations in Italy is the tasty food that you get to eat. The Italians’ love for food is no secret and when it comes to celebrating holidays there is nothing more suitable than doing some marvellous cooking to tantalize the taste buds. Over the years the country has developed a formalized holiday cuisine.
The Easter cuisine stands first among the holiday cuisines in Italy due its fame for taste and colour. The Easter holiday cuisine depicts the festive mood of the Italians.
The cuisine starts with appetizers and hosts several other delights in addition to tea time special items. The Italian Easter cookies are among the particular items of the day. These cookies are considered to be the best in all corners of the world due to their popularity.
The Christians and the non-Christians equally enjoy the Italian Easter cookies. Some variations are found in the method of preparation of these cookies cross the various regions of the country. The basics are the same of course concerning the methodology involved in the making of the cookies.
I would like to mention before we start the learning process that you can ice the cookies with charming festive colours after the preparation is finished in order to make them even more attractive. Let us learn the method of preparation of the cookies if you are more interested in knowing about and enjoying the taste of them.
We have to make use of those ingredients which we typically use in the preparation of cookies even in case of the Italian Easter cookies but for the addition of some of the special ingredients. Flour, vanilla extract, milk eggs, vegetable oils, baking powder, colouring which is optional, sugar and almond extract are the regular substances used in the preparation of the Italian Easter cookies.
After pre-heating your oven to 350 degrees take the cookie sheet and grease them out. Sugar and butter have to be added in a big bowl and made into a fluffy substance. Beat the eggs into this mixture. Remember to do these things one by one.
Add vanilla extract and almond extract together with milk and oil. Mix the flour with the baking powder and add them to the wet substance. The dough after it has been formed should be rolled into 1 inch balls. On a lightly floured surface these balls have to be rolled into 5 inch long ropes. Tie them loosely at a distance of one inch from each other.
Next step is the initial baking process which will require you to put them in the oven for five minutes on the top shelf and then five minutes on the bottom. Your cookies should now be golden brown in colour. Once the cookies have cooled down you can dip them into the icing and enjoy.
Traditional Italian Easter pie is a delicious and hearty recipe loved by many for generations. For further information on making Italian Easter cookies follow the link.