If one thing is certain, it is that the recipes for Sicilian Easter cakes , including cuddure , bell ringers , cassata and cannoli, certainly make the festivity more enjoyable. Traditional Sicilian Easter sweets are linked to ancient feelings that recall mothers and grandmothers in the kitchen grappling with various doughs, when time seemed to pass slowly. If you want to dive into Sicilian Easter pastry, you're in the right place: we'll take you on a virtual journey to discover the best recipes .
Typical Sicilian Easter sweets, the recipes
Impossible to group all the Easter sweets in an exhaustive list , but we can point out the most popular to you. Start taking notes: let's start with these.
Sicilian Easter Cuddure
The cuddura cu l'ova , a Sicilian recipe spread practically throughout the island, gives us similar biscuits with varied shapes but essentially representing the symbols of Easter. Their peculiarity is that they belong to the category of Sicilian Easter cakes with egg (as well as the pupi cu l'ova ): in fact, they keep one, or more than one, with the edges of their dough.
Sicilian Easter Bell Ringers
Similar to the previous ones, in this case too they are crumbly biscuits which are cut out in the shape of a basket or bell ringer, decorated with eggs and once cooked covered with icing and sugar sprinkles.
Lenten cookies
They mark the period of Lent but can also be enjoyed at Easter. These Sicilian Easter biscuits , whose recipe is similar to that of Tuscan cantucci , differ in that they originated in the monasteries of Palermo through the work of cloistered nuns.
Sicilian cassata
The typical Sicilian dessert par excellence needs no introduction. A riot of colors and flavors for a full sugar not to be underestimated (let's face it). Despite this, the Sicilian cassata is unrivaled and sweetens all the holidays on the island.
Baked Sicilian cassata
Despite bearing the same name, they are very different. The baked Sicilian cassata falls right among the Easter sweets in Palermo , where it is particularly appreciated. A ricotta cream filling wrapped between two layers of pastry: impossible to resist.
Marzipan fruit
How not to mention marzipan fruit ? A fixed presence of every self-respecting occasion, it comes from the mixture of almond flour and sugar that is shaped and colored to give life to fruits, vegetables and everyday objects.
Easter lamb in almond paste
Almond paste desserts are a classic of Sicilian pastry . And these typical lambs are made of this compound, which are generally given to children together with Easter eggs. Wanting to make a note, the Easter sheep are made of almond paste . The lambs, on the other hand, have a heart of pistachio paste.
Sicilian Easter cakes online
Well, in this case you like to win easy: on Sicilyaddict you have a wide choice of possibilities. From the pistachio Easter egg (yes, you read that right) to the dove with pistachio spreadable cream ; from cassata with fresh sheep ricotta to the kit for fresh Sicilian cannoli to make at home. Don't waste your time!
