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There are different types of Easter breads, depending upon where in Italy the recipe comes from. Here are some of the most common:

Ciambellone Recipe - Italian Easter Bread
Sweet Italian Easter Bread Recipe
Italian Easter Cheese Bread Recipe - Crescia al Formaggio

Thanks, for the Tiramisu recipe Paula!
I've never tried to make it before, but I will give it a try...Should the coffee (3 cups coffee) be a certain tmeperature, I mean hot or cold...Thanks!

franny

Cold. If it's hot it will melt everything and go all gloopy and yeccky....

Some folk mix a bit of Marsala or sweet sherry with the coffee, at the bread-dipping and layering stage.... Decadence....!

(I personally would replace the Marsala with sherry rather than rum....one is a wine, the other a spirit.... depends what kind of a "kick" you want, really....!)

If you want this dish to be eaten by children, leave the alcohol out and drink it yourself, quietly, in the kitchen...I won't tell anybody, I promise....
however, to be truly 'Italian', leave it in, feed it in abundance to the kids, sit back and watch the show....!! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Hey, the Italians are no fools. Give the kids a nice rum laced dessert, put them to bed, and relax. In reality there's not much alcohol in the recipe. The recipe in the link above only has 2 Tbs of Marsala wine.

You are correct the coffee should be cold.

Have you made Zabaione yet...? that really does pack a bit of a punch - !! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Oh, yes, a great dessert.

For those interested Zabaglione with Amaretti

Thanks, Alexandra....
I will let you know how it turns out...

franny

Hi, Paula! Hope you can help. I've been searching for the recipe to this cookie for years. It is round, firm, and not too sweet. Always has rainbow sprinkles on top and is found in most Italian bakeries in NY/NJ and some Jewish bakeries. I have tried both sugar cookie and butter cookie recipes, but none are it. Hope you can help/steer me in the right direction. Thanks a bunch!

Does anyone have a recipe for chicken with green olives and vinegar. It's sicilian and my Mom used to bake it in the oven. CMF

Hey Paula I have a question about a cookie that my mother inlaw use to make. I think it was called (cu chee data) it was a very heavy cookie. Filled with dates or raisins or something lots of nuts. Please help me find this wonderful cookie.