Simple & Tasty Family-Friendly Recipes with an Italian Twist
If you are looking for traditional Italian Easter recipes to make for your family and friends, then you have come to the right place!
From traditional Rice Ricotta Easter Pie to Egg Taralli to this recipe for Pizza Rustica you'll find the perfect recipe to please even the most demanding member of your family.
These easily recognizable traditional Greek Cookies, aka Koulourakia, are often associated with Greek Easter. Once you taste these not too sweet, slightly crunchy on the outside and tender soft on the inside biscuits, with just a subtle hint of orange and vanilla, you will be making Koulourakia throughout the year.
Cozonac is a classic, simple, sweetened yeast bread with origins in Romania. Traditionally made during Easter and Christmas, this citrus-scented sweet dough is twisted around a nutty filling, creating a spiral design when baked. The result is a festive loaf bread with a tender and soft crumb.
Calling all ricotta and chocolate lovers! Here is the perfect make ahead dessert to end any meal. This Italian Ricotta Chocolate Tart Recipe incorporates both dark & semi sweet chocolate, melted & combined with ricotta, rum & orange zest. It is then baked to perfection as a simple chocolate tart. Your taste buds will be in ricotta heaven!
Crescia al Formaggio is a traditional Italian Easter bread which is savory and flavorful. This airy and light yeast bread is made with a combination of cheeses and eggs. Your whole kitchen will smell amazing as this Easter bread is baking in the oven.
Rice and ricotta -an Italian dynamic duo in the shape of an Italian Easter pie! The arborio rice is simmered in milk, along with a vanilla bean and lemon zest, before being combined with ricotta and baked to perfection. The aroma is intoxicating! Come take a look at this family recipe for Rice Ricotta Easter Pie.
Today, I am sharing yet Another Simple Italian Lemon Cookie Recipe with all of you. The texture is soft and cake-like and the glaze provides the perfect burst of lemon flavor. Yes, I know. You are probably wondering -and rightly so- why another lemon cookie recipe.
Today, I would like to share this Easy Italian Pizza Rustica aka Savory Easter Pie Recipe with all of you. This rustic pie can also be referred to as Pizza Piena, Pizza Repiena, Pizzachino, Pizzagiena, Pizza Ghen, Torta Pasqualina… I could go on, but I think you get the picture. Don’t you just love regional Italian cuisine?
This recipe for the Best Homemade Italian Easter Egg Taralli di Filomena will leave you speechless. These featherlike taralli provide the perfect balance between crunchiness and chewiness.
I’ve had this recipe for a Lattice Topped Ricotta Easter Pie bookmarked for such a long time. I got all my ingredients ready, I was super excited and then my reliable food processor (which I’ve had for over 20 years!) stopped processing…needless to say, I was a little disappointed.
The arrival of spring has encouraged me to take a break from traditional Easter baking and share a whimsical treat with all of you. These Chocolate Granola Easter Egg Nests taste great, are a fun, somewhat healthy treat to make with kids, and they are a great conversational piece.
These easily identifiable Glazed Italian Egg Taralli have always been considered an Easter specialty. In recent decades, they have become so popular that they can easily be found year round in Italian pastry shops, in and around the city, right here in Montréal.
