{"id":7521,"date":"2017-04-18T20:16:45","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T03:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marialiberati.com\/?p=7521"},"modified":"2017-04-18T20:16:45","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T03:16:45","slug":"easter-memories-and-a-braided-lemon-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/2017\/04\/18\/easter-memories-and-a-braided-lemon-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Easter Memories | Treccia con Limone (Braided Bread with Lemon)"},"content":{"rendered":"

copyright 2017 Art of Living, Prima Media,Inc\/ Maria Liberati
\nHoping that you had a Happy Easter! Mine was bright and filled with delicious memories..but my favorite way to describe the day is from the words of my 7 yr old niece- Sofia Liberati…. in this Letter to the Easter Bunny (here’s hoping you had a Letter to the Easter Bunny in your house).
\nDear Easter Bunny:
\nEaster Morning is finally here! We could hardly sleep..and woke up early this morning. How did you know I wanted that soccer ball and Jojo Bow and my sister Elena wanted Princess Elena of Avalor sceptre?  Wow you are so smart too!<\/b><\/span>
\nDid you like your carrots and water? They were gone when we woke up..so I guess you really liked them!<\/b><\/span>
\nDid you know I have a cast on my arm?And did you see it when I was asleep..I picked out the color pink for my cast since it matches your pink bunny ears. I am so sad to have it on but the color pink reminds me of you!<\/b><\/span>
\nThanks for being so nice to us!<\/b><\/span>
\nLove Sofia, Elena and Sweetie Bear..<\/b><\/span>
\nAnd my favorite  Easter recipe that is delicious anytime of the year is this Braided Bread  with lemon and ricotta..
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\nTreccia con Limone ( Braided Bread with lemon)<\/strong>
\n2 cups 00 Flour-sifted
\n1 pound freshly made ricotta
\ngrated peel of one organic lemon
\n1 cup sugar
\n1 tsp baking powder
\n1 tsp pure vanilla
\n1 egg
\n1 egg for the top
\ndecorative sugar granules
\nBlend sugar with ricotta till well blended. Add in egg, vanilla, then sift in flour and baking powder a little at a time, mixing with wooden spoon after each addition. Then blend dough by hand and  place on a wooden board that has been dusted with flour. If dough is too sticky add in more flour till firmer consistency. Form dough into 6 long cylinders. Use 3 to make one treccia or braid, so that you will have 2 treccia. Place on a cookie sheet that has been covered with baking paper. Beat remaining  egg and with pastry brush, paint tops of braids with egg, sprinkle with sugar granules Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until top of braid is golden.
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\nHope to see you at my Authentic Tuscan Cooking Event on May 12th at the Nordon Culinary Center in Langhorne Pennsylvania. It includes an authentic Tuscan dinner, wine pairing and cooking demo from my limited edition book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking:DaVinci Style which will be available at the event. Registration is limited, you can easily register at eventbrite.com here is the link to register:<\/strong>
https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/cooking-authentic-tuscan-<\/wbr>style-tickets-33070506776?aff=<\/wbr>eandprexshre&ref=eandprexshre<\/wbr><\/a><\/strong>
\nCheck out “Cooking Authentic Tuscan Style” on Eventbrite!<\/strong>

Date: Friday, May 12, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/strong>

Location: Nordon Food Service Equipment, Cabot Drive in Langhorne Pennsylvania<\/strong>
\nIf you have any questions or want more info, email: events@marialiberati.com<\/strong>
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