VORREI ITALIAN EASTER DOVE CAKE COLOMBA RECIPE
THE
RECIPE
ABOUT
COLOMBA PASQUALE CAKE
Symbolizing both peace and the Holy Spirit, the Dove, has turned into the state of the well known traditional Easter cake, Colomba Pasquale (Easter Dove), a great dessert at any Easter feast in Italy.
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THE
PREPARATION
Here is the recipe for a delicious Colomba cake for you to make on your own this Easter! It is quite a challenging baking task but if you follow the steps scrupulously you will master this project!
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INGREDIENTS FOR DOUGH - 550g Manitoba or strong white flour - 180g sugar - 250g butter - 180ml milk - 6 medium eggs - 5g salt - 1 tspn salt - 1 vanilla pod - 12g brewer’s yeast - Peel of 1 orange and 1 lemon - Candied citron and orange
INGREDIENTS FOR THE ICING - 180g caster sugar - 2 egg whites - 180g almond flour - 50g sugar crystals and 50g almonds to decorate
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THE
METHOD
First step: Place the yeast in a large bowl crumbling it with your fingers and add 50ml of lukewarm milk and 100g of flour. Second step: Take out the leavened dough; mix it with 80ml of lukewarm milk, 100g flour and set back to leaven again for thirty more minutes. Third Step: Take out the double leavened dough and add 150g of flour, 80g of sugar and 50ml of lukewarm milk. Knead the dough thoroughly for about 10/15 minutes and add 80g of softened butter slowly, until the dough absorbs it completely. Roll the dough into a ball and place it covered up into a bowl. Let it leaven for at least two hours. Continue.......
THE
METHOD
Fourth Step: Take out the dough and add 5g of salt, 100g sugar, the orange and lemon peel, the vanilla and eggs. Add 170g of softened butter at the end. Knead until your dough is elastic and smooth, add the candied fruit and roll it into a ball that you will let leaven for another hour at room temperature after brushing it with melted butter. After that pop the covered dough into the fridge for about 12 hours. Fifth Step: Take the dough out of the fridge and knead it until it softens up a bit. Next, place it in its cardboard dove shaped mold (you can find this in an Italian food store or online) and leave it for about 3 hours. There you go: An Italian Easter cake masterpiece straight from your oven!
ITALIAN EASTER DOVE CAKE: COLOMBA DI PASQUA RECIPE
THE
SHOP
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