On Easter Day, you’re likely to find Colomba Easter Bread (Colomba Pasquale) all over Italy, from north to south. This is remarkable in a country that takes great pride in its regional bread ...

To prepare the chocolate colomba, start by making the first dough. Pour the sifted flour into a bowl (1). Then, in a jug, pour the fresh yeast, room temperature milk, and also the water (2). Stir with ...

This is Highly Recommend, a column dedicated to what people in the food industry are obsessed with eating, drinking, and buying right now. But this year I had my first colomba, an Italian yeasted cake ...

Abbondanza — Italian for "abundance" — is a bi-monthly column from writer Michael La Corte in which the author shares his tips for making traditional Italian-American recipes even better. For many, ...

A dove-shaped cake studded with candied peel and topped with a nutty, sugary crust, the Colomba di Pasqua cake is a fixture on the Italian Easter table and a counterpart to the Christmas panettone.

1. Prepare Gelatin: Soak the gelatin sheet in cold water until softened, then strain and set aside. 2. Heat Liquid: In a small pot, combine 90g cream, milk, honey, and vanilla seeds. Bring to a gentle ...