8 Words

A little help to learn the basics. Learn how to pronounce the Italian alphabet composed of 21 letters. The extra 5 letter are used to write words of foreign origins and are: J (i lunga) K (cappa) W (doppia V) X (ics) Y (ipsilon)

Italian letters are
A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V Z

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ADVANCED ITALIAN AND COOKING SKILLS - ARE YOU UP FOR THE CHALLENGE?

Learn Italian pronunciation and vocabulary and get to make the Italian traditional Easter cake Colomba. I will give you the ingredients in English and I will read through the Italian recipe, link is provided below.

Can you make it? If yes you will win a 30 minutes online Italian lesson with 
me!

Here is the link to the recipe
https://ricette.giallozafferano.it/Colomba-di-Pasqua.html

Difficulty: very difficult
Preparation: 80 min
Cooking time: 50 min
Doses for 10 people
Cost: Average (Italy)
PS + 24 hr of rising

Ingredients for the first dough (For a mould of 750 G)

Farina Manitoba (strong flour)   140g
Water at room temperature         100g
Whole Milk at room temperature  40g
Dry Brewer's yeast                        5g

For the second dough
Farina Manitoba                                   100g
Butter at room temperature                 20g
Sugar                                                     20g

For the third dough

Farina Manitoba                       210g
Eggs 2 approx                          112g
Fine table salt                          15g
Raisin                                       100g
Sugar                                        120g
Butter at room temperature    80g
Orange candied peel                50g
Vanilla pod                                  1

Garnish
Corn starch                        8g
Egg whites                         50g
Whole peeled hazelnuts    40g
Peeled almonds                 40g
Corn flour                           15g
Sugar cane                         40g

Garnish
Pearl sugar                           20g
Flaked almonds (optional)  10g
Almonds                                20g

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In bocca al lupo (lit. in the wolf's mouth)
Meaning: GOOD LUCK!

La Colomba Pasquale

Here is the pronunciation and a short lesson on informal and formal greetings. Enjoy!

La Colomba Pasquale

Raffaella Palumbo

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