Learn how to make traditional sweet Italian Easter bread or Brioche di Pasqua to share with your loved ones this holiday period! This very traditional Easter treat is a soft sweet brioche dough in a braid style. The tradition is to bake coloured eggs into it and sometimes sprinkle some hundreds and thousands on top.

Festive and delicious, this is a perfect class for any children to also participate as well.

What will we cover?

In this class Annalisa will take you on a journey to Puglia as you learn to shape some fabulous sweet Easter bread.

This tradition dates back many years and is enjoyed by all but especially children!

What will you need?

Equipment:

- Mixer/large bowl
- Whisk
- Wooden spoon
- Oven trays lined with baking paper
- Knife

Ingredients for the dough:

- 4 1/4 cups of plain flour
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup of caster sugar
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1 lemon zest

Ingredients for the decorations:

- Sprinkles
- 1 large beaten egg
- 6-12 whole raw eggs (as preferred)

Who will be teaching?

Annalisa Cercone, known through her Instagram page as Signorina Melbourne, is a proud Italian-Australian whose family roots stem from Naples and Abruzzo. A few years back she set out to learn a dish from every region in Italy and from this sparked her love for traditional regional cooking. She has travelled back and forth to Italy, studying food history and culture, and now provides food content for an Italian-Australian radio network. Annalisa also performs traditional southern Italian dances at festivals and events across Victoria, runs the podcast 'Signorina Talks' to discuss Italian-related topics and professionally makes and sells traditional Neapolitan desserts.

Questions about the class? Please email melbourne@lanewaylearning.com.

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This class is delivered online via ZOOM:

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