There’s a legend in my family that claims my great grandmother liked her toast burnt. Well, after making her Easter bread recipe several times, I’m tempted to think that her “preference” was just the ...

As Easter Sunday approaches, bakers throughout the Christian world prepare to make light, brightly decorated breads to grace their Easter breakfast and dinner tables in celebration of the end of Lent.

On Easter Day, you’ll likely find Colomba Easter Bread (Pane di Pasqua) at dinner tables all over Italy, from north to south. The bread is one of the first signs that spring has arrived. And despite ...