Who says that oil should only be used to season dishes or to prepare savory delicacies? In addition to being suitable for frying in a natural and healthy way, today we propose you to use it also for the Easter cake of which we are all greedy, whether chocolate, with candied fruit and almonds or with various creams: the dove.

Below, we suggest a delicious recipe for the dove with extra virgin oil, which replaces butter (heavy for digestion and an enemy of lactose intolerance and diet) with the Tuscan olive oil IGP extra virgin il Bottaccio.

Below we leave you another creative recipe for the dove with extra virgin olive oil flavored with lemon, a nice and tasty alternative.

Ingredients

• 350g of flour
• 90g of Tuscan olive oil IGP il Bottaccio
• 170g of milk
• 150g of sugar
• the peel of 1 orange and 1 lemon
• 1 ampoule of almond aroma
• 1 sachet of yeast
• Almonds and sugar flakes to decorate
• to taste: raisins, candied fruit, chocolate chips, chantilly cream

Procedure

Separate the eggs:

• Start by separating the egg white from the yolk. Mount the egg white to firm snow and set it aside.

Prepare the yolk mixture:

• In a bowl, mix the yolks with the sugar.

• Slowly add the aroma of almonds, extra virgin olive oil Toscano IGP il Bottaccio and milk, continuing to mix well.

Add the dry ingredients:

• Gradually add the flour, stirring each time to avoid lumps.

• Finally add the yeast and continue to stir until you get a homogeneous dough.

Customize the dough:

• Now you can add the ingredients as you like: raisins, chocolate drops or whipped cream, to customize the flavor of your dove.

Incorporate the beaten egg white:

• Gently add the beaten egg whites to the dough, stirring with movements from bottom to top to keep it light.

Preparation of the dove:

• Pour the dough into a previously greased and floured dove mold.

• Garnish the surface with sugar and almonds.

Cooking:

• Bake the dove in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 40 minutes, or until golden brown.

• After cooking, let cool completely before serving, so that the dove takes on the right consistency both visually and to the palate.

Council: For an even more spectacular effect, you can brush the surface of the dove with a little honey before garnishing it with the sugar grains and almonds, to obtain a shiny and crisp crust.

Special thanks to: https://www.fattoincasadabenedetta.it/colomba-pasqua-facile-veloce-fatta-casa-benedetta/ Creator of this wonderful recipe.