Italian Easter Bread – a soft and sweet braided bread tucked with colorful hardboiled eggs and baked to golden perfection. This popular Easter homemade bread tastes so rich, buttery, and so divine you won’t resist. And it comes in two versions! Definitely a must-have in every Easter get-together.
Traditional Must-Have A lot of family traditions are associated with Easter, whether it’s a family lunch out, a neighbor cookout, or just a simple family gathering. It brings out people together to celebrate. And this Easter bread is a must-have!
A pretty braided bread that is so fluffy with just the right amount of sweetness! I wouldn’t mind eating this all day especially when it’s warm, smothered with butter and jam. Aaaah! So yummy!😍
Easter Bread: Perfect For Brunch
The ones with sugar glaze and sprinkles are reserved for my dessert, of course. My son and I would eat it with ice cream.
You should try it! I can’t wait to eat them again! The addition of vibrant and colorful eggs makes it even more fabulously Easterrrific!😉
Easter Bread, with known Italian and Greek origin, is not only meant to be eaten, but also to convey a symbolic meaning known to Christians. Traditions are passed on to different generations.
Recipe For Greek Easter Bread With Red Eggs (lambropsomo)
I would like to think that the wreath shows God’s unending love rather than being compared to the crown of thorns. Well, it’s just me. Anyway, what important is that whatever religion we have, we still get to enjoy this yummy Easter Egg Bread.
Yeast has a vital role in this recipe. It makes this sweet bread nice and soft and so satisfying to eat. Other than that, we also need the following to make this bread recipe:
Did you know that you can make natural dyes using ordinary pantry staples like vegetables, condiments, and spices? So if you are not a fan of food coloring, I got you!
Italian Easter Breads
NOTE : Remember to clean the eggs thoroughly before soaking them in newly made dyes, covered. Refrigerate overnight for more vibrant color results.
You can also try experimenting with other fruits, veggies, and spices like carrots, dill seeds, annatto seeds, apple, blueberries, etc. And you can also be playful by mixing different colors and you’ll be amazed at the results.
I prefer boiling the eggs first before putting them into my braided Easter bread. Simply because my son loves to dye those eggs and you know how kids are… yeah!
Individual Italian Easter Bread Rings...easy Step By Step Directions
Anyway, if you prefer soft boiled eggs, you can opt to bake this with raw eggs, especially if you love dipping your bread into a soupy hot egg yolk. Since baking time is long enough to cook the egg, it is STILL SAFE TO EAT even if the yolks came out a little runny.
Easter Bread Wreath is the most commonly used design because of its symbolic aspect. Next is the classic bread with an egg in the middle which is meant for sharing with others or giving them as a gift.
A lot of creative bakers now innovate with bread designs, incorporating nature and animal shapes. My favorite ones are those that look like flowers. They are just too adorable and elegant looking.😍
Braided Easter Egg Bread Recipe
You can also prepare the dough a day before. After you braid the bread, place it in a baking pan covered with greased plastic wrap or cling wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
My day won’t be complete if I didn’t get to eat bread. Okay, don’t judge me! I just love bread sooo much. That’s why I’m sharing with you below some of my favorite bread recipes that you can try at home.
Italian Easter Bread-Soft and sweet bread tucked with colorful hardboiled eggs and baked to golden perfection. This popular Easter homemade bread tastes so rich, buttery, and so divine you won't resist. And it comes in two versions! Definitely a must-have in every Easter get-together.
Italian Easter Bread With Dyed Eggs Recipe
Serving: 1 Individual Easter Bread | Calories: 406 kcal (20%) | Carbohydrates: 57 g (19%) | Protein: 12 g (24%) | Fat: 14 g (22%) | Saturated Fat: 7 g (44%) | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 177 mg (59%) | Sodium: 548 mg (24%) | Potassium: 124 mg (4%) | Fiber: 2 g (8%) | Sugar: 9 g (10%) | Vitamin A: 504 IU (10%) | Calcium: 39 mg (4%) | Iron: 3 mg (17%)
Tag Us On Instagram! Did you make this recipe? I love hearing how it turned out! Tag me on Instagram @ImmaculateBites and be sure to leave a rating below! Follow on InstagramThis fluffy and eggy Italian Easter Bread, Pane di Pasqua, is slightly sweet and bursting the with flavors of citrus and anise.
Just as bread for centuries has been the prime source of bodily sustenance for daily life, Christ, whose resurrection Christians celebrate on Easter, is considered “the bread of life, ” (John 6:35), in whom believers will find their daily, spiritual sustenance.
Pane Di Pasqua (italian Easter Bread) Makes Celebrations Special
This Italian Easter bread is braided with eggs, which also hold incredible Easter significance as signs from nature of new life, just as we are celebrating new life in the risen Christ.
Due to the ending of the fast of Lent, where households would traditionally refrain from rich and sweet dishes, Easter breads are often rich, eggy breads that can range in sweetness, and sometimes are studded with dried fruit, which at one time was a luxury item. (Like this Romanian Easter Breador Hot Cross Buns).
Pane di Pasqua is this oh so fluffy and ever so slightly sweet. This is the perfect background for the light and bright, springy flavors of citrus and anise.
Greek Easter Bread
Orange juice and anise are the main flavoring agents in this fluffy bread, and they mingle together quite well, with neither over powering the other as you enjoy each bite.
And, while 1/2 tsp of anise may seem like a lot, particularly if you’re not an anise lover, the flavor really mellows as the bread cooks, leaving just a hint of spice in the finished loaf.
We have gotten a lot of questions from people who want to make this Easter bread, but aren’t a fan of the flavor of anise.
Italian Easter Bread (pane Di Pasqua)
If you’re looking for a substitute for anise in this bread, let us first say that the anise flavor in the finished bread is quite subtle. It is more of a light spice flavor than a quintessential anise/licorice flavor. So if you’re on the fence, go ahead and give it a try.
That being said, if anise really isn’t your thing (or you don’t have it on hand), you can definitely leave it out of the bread and it will be just fine.
Other substitutions could be adding some cinnamon or nutmeg in the amount of ground anise we call for in the recipe (1/2 tsp). Still another option would be to replace the anise with 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
Italian Easter Bread Recipe
Whatever you decide to substitute the anise for, remember that it needs to pair nicely with orange, which is the other prominent flavor in the bread.
While this loaf is quite impressive (as is fitting an Easter celebration table) and does contain a number of steps, it it definitely a bread that is worth your time to make.
What makes this bread even more unique is that raw, dyed eggs are braided right into the dough before it is baked.
The Italian Dish
This makes it very moist and slightly sticky as it comes together. But, after a bit of kneading, it becomes silky smooth and very easy to work with.
After one rise, this fragrant dough gets divided into three pieces and rolled into ropes that will be braided. If you find that the dough springs back on itself as you try to roll it into your 24 inch strand, stop rolling and let the strand rest for 5 minutes (covered with your damp tea towel). This will relax the gluten proteins and make it much easier to continue rolling your strand.
After you shape your bread into a circle and pinch your ends together, it’s time to tuck the eggs into the braided dough.
Greek Easter Bread (tsoureki)
The most important thing here is to keep the eggs on top of the braid, or even a little towards the center of the circle. If you place them too close to the outer edge of the circle, they tend to roll further outwards as the bread rises.
Recently we have been getting a lot of questions about substitutions for the active dry yeast in this bread. While we haven’t tried using fresh yeast in place of the active dry yeast, it should work.
For this recipe you will need 2/3oz (19g) of fresh yeast in place of the 2 1/4 tsp of active dry yeast.
Traditional Sweet Italian Easter Bread
Fresh yeast will not need as long in the hydrating step #1 of the recipe instructions. It also may cause your bread to rise more quickly, so be sure to check it often during proofing.
Yes, you should be able to substitute instant yeast for the active dry yeast in this recipe as well. Use the same amount of instant yeast as we call for in active dry yeast.
If using instant yeast, you can skip the hydrating step (step #1) and simply add the yeast to the dry ingredients in step #2. (Don’t
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