{"id":21248,"date":"2025-04-11T16:50:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T14:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geosabina.it\/?p=21248"},"modified":"2025-04-17T18:21:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T16:21:44","slug":"copia-the-extra-virgin-olive-oil-that-tells-our-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geosabina.it\/en\/copia-the-extra-virgin-olive-oil-that-tells-our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter Sweet Pizza: the Scent of Sabina During the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>A <strong>traditional Easter dessert<\/strong> from Sabina, filled with the scents of home, memory, and spring.<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;3&#8243; el_width=&#8221;90&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#ffe500&#8243;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]As Easter approaches, the Sabina region fills with a scent that speaks of home, of warm ovens, and of hands kneading with care: it\u2019s the aroma of <strong>Easter sweet pizza<\/strong>, one of the most cherished and heartfelt traditions of this land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A dessert full of stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Easter pizza is not what one might expect from the word \u201cpizza.\u201d In Sabina, <em>pizza di Pasqua<\/em> has always meant a <strong>soft, leavened cake<\/strong>, made with simple yet meaningful ingredients: flour, eggs, sugar, oil (or lard), citrus zest, a hint of cinnamon or vanilla, and the famous <em>\u201cdose\u201d<\/em>\u2014each family\u2019s secret mix of spices.<br \/>\nThe result is a fragrant, golden cake, tall and airy, that never fails to appear on the Easter breakfast table, served with hard-boiled eggs, <strong>traditional cured meats\u2014especially the must-have <em>corallina<\/em><\/strong>\u2014and a glass of sweet wine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A yearly ritual<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In many Sabine households, making Easter sweet pizza is a sacred moment, passed down through generations. The dough is typically prepared on Holy Thursday or Friday, left to rise slowly for hours, wrapped in blankets or left near the fireplace, and finally baked\u2014often in a wood-fired oven, if one is lucky enough to have it.<\/p>\n<p>Every home has its own recipe, every grandmother her secret. 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