Italians celebrate holidays with specialty flavored breads baked in unique shapes. This rich and tender loaf, molded into a dove and decorated with balls of sweet almond paste, graces Italian tables at Easter as a symbol of peace.
Yield: 1 loaf
Dough
Topping
Dough
Almond paste balls for topping
Shape and bake dough
Topping
Bread machine method: (For 1 1/2 and 2 pound bread machines.) Using 3 1/4 cups bread flour and 2 teaspoons rapid-rise or fast-acting yeast, add ingredients into bread machine pan in the order suggested by manufacturer. Process on dough/manual cycle.
When cycle is complete, remove dough to floured surface. If necessary, knead in additional flour to make dough easy to handle.
Proceed as directed above to make topping and shape and bake dough.
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