Easter Colomba

Want to make an Easter Colomba?

The recipe for making Easter Colomba  is challenging , but following these instructions the result will be outstanding! 

Pre dough evening
Ingredients for 5 doves,  about 750 g each:
1 kg of flour 00
1/2 liter of water
200 g butter (room temperature)
100g egg yolk
1 g yeast

Mix all ingredients, except the butter, until a dough is smooth and compact. If you have a mixer, working to speed ‘for a 6/7 minutes, then for 2/3 minutes’ speed’ 2. Return to speed one for 2 minutes, then add the butter.

To rise for 10/12 hours at 27/30 ° C until the dough will not be quadrupled. To determine the exact time should be placed 300 g of mixture into a jug liter when the dome will reach the edge, the rising will be complete.

Mixture
Ingredients for 5 doves,  about 750 g each:
1801 g preimpasto
300 g flour 00
50 ml water
350 g sugar
150 g egg yolk
250 g soft butter
650 g candied fruit
aromas
almonds
granulated sugar
icing sugar
icing

Mix the  pre dough, the flour and the water until the dough is smooth and compact. With the mixer, working first for 6/7 minute speed  1, then the second speed’ for 2/3 minutes. Return to speed 1 in sequence and add the sugar, egg yolk, butter, spices and candied fruit for the last hot to raise the temperature. The final temperature of the mixture must ‘be at 26/28 ° C. Let the mixture stand for an hour at 30 ° C. Divide the dough and put into molds. Let rise for 4/5 hours at 27/30 ° C with a humidity ‘of 70/80%. Finish with icing, almonds, icing sugar and granulated sugar.

Bake at 175/180 ° C for about 40 minutes.