Colomba Pasquale (Easter Dove Bread) Recipe | King Arthur Baking

Ingredients

• 1 cup (120g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 cup (113g) cool water
• 1/8 teaspoon instant yeast
• 2 1/4 cups (270g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons (8g) table salt
• 1 tablespoon SAF Gold instant yeast, or instant yeast
• 1/3 cup (67g) granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons (57g) butter, at room temperature
• 2 large eggs plus 1 large egg yolk, white reserved for topping; room temperature preferred
• 1/8 teaspoon [product-link]Fiori di Sicilia[/product-link] or 2 teaspoons [product-link]vanilla extract[/product-link] plus 1/8 teaspoon [product-link]orange oil[/product-link]
• zest of 1 orange
• 1 cup (170g) dried fruit, of your choice, chopped if large
• 1 large egg white, reserved from dough
• 3 tablespoons King Arthur Almond Flour or blanched almonds, finely ground
• 2 tablespoons (25g) granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons (14g) sliced almonds
• 5 to 6 teaspoons (28g) coarse sparkling sugar or Swedish pearl sugar