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The ''[[wikipedia:pizza di Pasqua|pizza di Pasqua]]'' ("Easter Pizza" in English) is a [[wikipedia:leaven|leaven]]ed savory cake typical of some areas [[wikipedia:central Italy|central Italy]], based on [[wikipedia:wheat flour|wheat flour]], eggs, [[wikipedia:pecorino|pecorino]] and [[wikipedia:parmesan|parmesan]], traditionally served at breakfast on [[wikipedia:Easter|Easter]] morning, or as an appetizer during Easter lunch, accompanied by blessed [[wikipedia:boiled egg|boiled egg]]s, [[wikipedia:ciauscolo|ciauscolo]] and red wine <ref name= AIFB>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aifb.it/cucina-delle-feste/la-cucina-delle-feste-la-crescia-di-formaggio-storia-e-ricette/|publisher=AIFB - Associazione italiana food blogger|title= La cucina delle feste: la crescia di formaggio|access-date=9 May 2019|language=it}}</ref> or, again, served at the [[wikipedia:Easter Monday|Easter Monday]] picnic. Having the same shape as [[wikipedia:panettone|panettone]], the pizza di pasqua with cheese is a typical product of the [[wikipedia:Marche|Marche]] region, but also [[wikipedia:Umbria|Umbria]]n (where, as a traditional food product, it obtained the [[wikipedia:Prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale|P.A.T.]] recognition). There is also a sweet variant, with [[wikipedia:candied fruit|candied fruit]]s or without, sugar and a ''fiocca'', that is a [[wikipedia:meringue|meringue]] [[wikipedia:Glaze (cooking technique)|glaze]] with sugar beads.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.assisinews.it/ricette/torta-di-pasqua-dolce-pizza-umbra/|title=Torta di Pasqua dolce: la ricetta tipica della ‘pizza’ della colazione pasquale umbra|date=14 April 2019|publisher=assisi news|access-date=8 May 2019|language=it}}</ref> | The ''[[wikipedia:pizza di Pasqua|pizza di Pasqua]]'' ("Easter Pizza" in English) is a [[wikipedia:leaven|leaven]]ed savory cake typical of some areas [[wikipedia:central Italy|central Italy]], based on [[wikipedia:wheat flour|wheat flour]], eggs, [[wikipedia:pecorino|pecorino]] and [[wikipedia:parmesan|parmesan]], traditionally served at breakfast on [[wikipedia:Easter|Easter]] morning, or as an appetizer during Easter lunch, accompanied by blessed [[wikipedia:boiled egg|boiled egg]]s, [[wikipedia:ciauscolo|ciauscolo]] and red wine <ref name= AIFB>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aifb.it/cucina-delle-feste/la-cucina-delle-feste-la-crescia-di-formaggio-storia-e-ricette/|publisher=AIFB - Associazione italiana food blogger|title= La cucina delle feste: la crescia di formaggio|access-date=9 May 2019|language=it}}</ref> or, again, served at the [[wikipedia:Easter Monday|Easter Monday]] picnic. Having the same shape as [[wikipedia:panettone|panettone]], the pizza di pasqua with cheese is a typical product of the [[wikipedia:Marche|Marche]] region, but also [[wikipedia:Umbria|Umbria]]n (where, as a traditional food product, it obtained the [[wikipedia:Prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale|P.A.T.]] recognition). There is also a sweet variant, with [[wikipedia:candied fruit|candied fruit]]s or without, sugar and a ''fiocca'', that is a [[wikipedia:meringue|meringue]] [[wikipedia:Glaze (cooking technique)|glaze]] with sugar beads.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.assisinews.it/ricette/torta-di-pasqua-dolce-pizza-umbra/|title=Torta di Pasqua dolce: la ricetta tipica della ‘pizza’ della colazione pasquale umbra|date=14 April 2019|publisher=assisi news|access-date=8 May 2019|language=it}}</ref> | ||
According to [[wikipedia:religious tradition|religious tradition]], the pizza di pasqua should be prepared on [[wikipedia:Maundy Thursday|Maundy Thursday]] or [[wikipedia:Good Friday|Good Friday]] to be eaten only at Easter, that is, at the end of the period of fasting and abstinence dictated by [[wikipedia:lent|lent]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://destinazionefano.it/a-fano-pasqua-la-pizza-formaggio/|title=A Fano non é Pasqua senza la pizza al formaggio!|publisher=DestinationeFano|access-date=8 May 2019|language=it}}</ref> Once ready, then, it was customary to bring the pizza di pasqua to the church, so that it would be blessed together with the other foods to be consumed on Easter day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ildatterino.com/2018/03/31/il-datterino-di-artusi-pizza-di-pasqua-crescia-al-formaggio/|title=Pizza di Pasqua (Crescia al formaggio)|publisher=Il Datterino di Artusi|access-date=8 May 2019|language=it}}</ref> | According to [[wikipedia:religious tradition|religious tradition]], the pizza di pasqua should be prepared on [[wikipedia:Maundy Thursday|Maundy Thursday]] or [[wikipedia:Good Friday|Good Friday]] to be eaten only at Easter, that is, at the end of the period of fasting and abstinence dictated by [[wikipedia:lent|lent]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://destinazionefano.it/a-fano-pasqua-la-pizza-formaggio/|title=A Fano non é Pasqua senza la pizza al formaggio!|publisher=DestinationeFano|access-date=8 May 2019|language=it}}</ref> Once ready, then, it was customary to bring the pizza di pasqua to the church, so that it would be blessed together with the other foods to be consumed on Easter day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ildatterino.com/2018/03/31/il-datterino-di-artusi-pizza-di-pasqua-crescia-al-formaggio/|title=Pizza di Pasqua (Crescia al formaggio)|publisher=Il Datterino di Artusi|access-date=8 May 2019|language=it}}</ref> | ||