To make the dough by hand: whisk the milk, sugar, eggs, yeast, lemon zest, anise seeds, and salt together in a large bowl. Gradually stir in 3 1/2 cups of the flour to make a thick batter.

Success! Other traditional Italian Easter bread recipes add lemon or anise flavor, plus the fancy eggs on top. The only addition I found worth the effort was a little bit of lemon zest, which brings ...

Not only is this beautifully braided Easter bread one of the most cherished traditional treats, but it also makes the most festive addition to your holiday table thanks to vibrant dyed eggs and ...

And indeed, this fragrant bread is baked – sans red eggs – at Christmas and New Year and other celebrations, but it’s at Easter ... the recipe are the addition of chocolate as an icing or filling, a ...

Borrowing from the tradition of Italian Easter bread, she would often place whole eggs in the cake. While revisiting this ...

Sweet dough scented with lemon and nutmeg is twisted into individual wreaths in these classic Italian Easter breads decorated with dyed eggs. Anna Theoktisto is a recipe tester and developer.