Easter and the end of Passover coincide this year, which presents an opportunity to reprise experiments in breads both leavened and unleavened. Povitica, the sweet bread that was always part of our Croatian Easter basket, is a lesson in the former, while matzoh (or matzo) pretty much defines the latter. A lesson in povitica Mamma,…
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Sweet Inspiration
I know, I know, povitica/potica has made a few appearances here at Three Points Kitchen. But the Eastern European nut bread is a family holiday tradition, especially as part of the Easter basket and subsequent dinner. But part of the fun of baking comes from where experimentation and exploration can take you. OK, sometimes innovation is a matter of…
In My Easter Basket(s)
I always had two Easter baskets as a kid. One was child-sized, filled with plastic grass, a few colored eggs, a Russell Stover chocolate bunny and some jelly beans. It was mine alone. The other, a more serious large, woven affair, was the family basket, the real Easter basket. My mother handled that one as…
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