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 Italian Easter bread, the Colomba pasquale. It is the Easter counterpart of the two well-known Italian Christmas desserts, panettone and pandoro | |
| Type | Bread |
|---|---|
| Other information | Prepared for Easter |
In many European countries, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, there are various traditions surrounding the use of bread during the Easter holidays. Traditionally the practice of eating Easter bread or sweetened "communion" bread traces its origin back to Byzantium, Eastern Catholicism and the Orthodox Christian church. The recipe for sweetened or "honey-leavened" bread may date back as far as the Homeric Greek period based on anecdotal evidence from classical texts.