These playful Sicilian biscuits are traditionally given on Good Friday for good luck. The dough is also incredibly forgiving – if you stuff up rolling the shapes the first-time round, just re-roll.
Sweet yeasted bread studded with fruit? Come Easter, the hot cross bun is one answer. Pastry chef Catherine Adams introduces another, the traditional Easter bread of Russia.
Fruit compote in a sugar-flecked sweet crust? It’s a hard act to beat. When it comes to dessert, everyone will want a piece of this rhubarb and strawberry lattice pie.