There are only a few days left before Easter, so it's time to start compiling holiday menu. On this day, the closest and dearest people gather at the table, which means that the recipes for Easter dishes should be special.
boats of abundance
On Bright Sunday, colored eggs invariably flaunt on the festive table. Some of them can be taken to prepare a win-win snack. Gently peel and cut 8-10 boiled eggs in half. We take out the yolks and grind them with 250 g canned liver cod. Add here 200 g of any grated hard cheese, 2 tbsp. l. mayonnaise, 2 cloves of garlic and salt to taste. Thoroughly mix the pate and fill it with halves of boiled proteins. We decorate them with sprigs of fresh herbs and lay them out on a large dish. Long on it these appetizing stuffed boats won't get stuck.
Ham with a secret
What can you cook for Easter besides eggs? Ham rolls with horseradish - wonderful snack with Russian flavor. For her, we need a slice of ham in thin wide circles. Finely chop a bunch of parsley and dill. Mix greens in a bowl with 4 tbsp. l. grated horseradish and 2 tbsp. l. sour cream, add salt and sugar to taste. Lubricate the ham slices with the spicy filling and roll them into tubes. We string on toothpicks and fix the rolls. They can be served on lettuce leaves with tomato slices. Such a savory appetizer will awaken your appetite and set you in a festive mood.
Spring colors
Since spring is in full swing, Easter dishes should be presented light salad from fresh seasonal vegetables. Cut into cubes of 2 large cucumbers and fleshy tomatoes. We chop 7-8 radishes into thin circles. Finely chop a large bunch of wild garlic and 8-10 stalks of green onions. To make the salad more satisfying and tasty, you can add here 3-4 boiled eggs. Mix all the ingredients in a salad bowl, sprinkle with lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. It remains to fill the salad with low-fat sour cream or vegetable oil. And before serving, you can sprinkle the salad with sesame seeds - they will add subtle nutty notes to the dish.
radiant bird
Stuffed chicken has every chance of becoming the signature dish of the Easter menu. We rub a well-fed chicken carcass weighing at least 1.5 kg with coarse salt and masala spices, cover with a film and keep in the refrigerator for a day. Boil a glass of buckwheat until half cooked and mix it with roasted onions and 300 g of mushrooms. Salt the filling to taste and season with 2 tbsp. l. butter. Gently stuff the chicken soaked in spices with buckwheat and mushrooms, sew it with dense threads and place it in the sleeve. We bake it in the oven at 200 ° C for about 70-80 minutes. Ruddy fragrant will conquer guests with one look.
Pork in gold
Festive pork is what will truly make meat eaters happy. Pork tenderloin weighing 3 kg stuffed with garlic cloves and kept in 2 liters of cabbage brine for 36 hours. Remember to turn the meat every 9 hours. Then, after thoroughly drying it, sprinkle it with a mixture of peppers, place it in a sleeve and bake in the oven for an hour at 150 ° C. Next, increase the flame to 190 ° C and cook for another 40 minutes. Now grease the pork with a mixture of 2 tbsp. l. olive oil, 2 tbsp. l. honey and 2 tbsp. l. soy sauce. In this form, put it under the grill and hold until crispy at 200 ° C. Juicy golden pork will make an indelible impression on everyone.
Salmon in the bush
Fish dishes for Easter are an unshakable tradition. Salmon with spring sauce will organically fit into the menu. Sprinkle 6 fish steaks olive oil, sprinkle with chopped celery stalk with rosemary leaves, marinate for 20 minutes. Grind in a blender 150 g walnuts, on a sprig of basil and tarragon with 1 tbsp. l. butter. Salt the steaks, spread on them nut butter, orange slices and sprinkle with 150 g of hard cheese. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 180°C. Salmon with such an accent will definitely appeal to guests.
sweet art
Sweet festive Easter dishes are not only Easter cakes, but also elegant cookies. Mix 600 g flour, 2 tbsp. l. cocoa, ½ tsp soda, ¼ tsp. cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Separately, beat 100 g of butter with 100 g of sugar, gradually adding 2 eggs, 120 g of honey, 2 tsp. lemon zest. We combine this mass with a flour base, knead the dough and cool for 2 hours. Then we roll out a layer 1.5 cm thick and cut out cookies with molds in the form of bunnies, butterflies, flowers, etc. Bake it for 15 minutes at 180 ° C. We fill the cornet with melted chocolate, apply along the contour and draw patterns. Those with a sweet tooth will snap up such a dessert in no time.
We hope these ideas have inspired you to create interesting dishes. The Easter table is a great opportunity to bring these ideas to life. And if you have verified holiday recipes Be sure to tell us about them in the comments.
Easter is one of the most significant Orthodox holidays, both in Russia and among Christians around the world. Along with Christmas, Easter is celebrated on a grand scale, with all the breadth of the Russian soul.
This Bright holiday is endowed with its own traditions and special dishes that are prepared exclusively on this day.
When is Easter 2018 celebrated: date and traditions
One of the features of Easter is that it does not have a specific date for the celebration. Only the day remains unchanged - Sunday. Every year, the Orthodox celebration is celebrated either in April or May. What is causing this discrepancy in dates?
To find out what date Easter falls on, use the lunar calendar. It is not difficult to determine this, the main thing is to know the schedule of all the cycles of the moon. On the first Sunday, which comes after the first spring phase of the full moon, an Orthodox holiday falls. On this basis, church calendars are compiled.
Holiday traditions
What does Easter bring with it? It is always light, faith in the best and infinite superiority of life and goodness over the world of darkness and death.
The celebration is accompanied by Orthodox traditions, starting their history from ancient times. Of course, many of them have become obsolete or radically changed, but many still remain relevant to this day.
Remembrance of deceased relatives, friends and loved ones remains unchanged on this holiday. In some regions of Russia, visits to cemeteries are made on this day to honor the memory, despite the fact that, according to tradition, this action is performed a week after Easter day.
Another traditional action is the observance of Maundy Thursday, which takes place 3 days before the main celebration. On this day, Orthodox people put things in order in their home, their thoughts and bodies, that is, they put things in order.
But, perhaps, the most important and beloved tradition for everyone was painting Easter eggs and baking Easter cake, which are symbols of Easter. Many now make it easier for themselves to prepare for the holiday by simply buying ready-made Easter cakes, the choice of which is huge on store shelves.
Another symbol of the holiday is Great Lent, which, according to tradition, must be kept for 48 days, and its completion falls on Easter Sunday. Fasting is observed for spiritual and physical purification.
However, few now strictly observe all the requirements of the Fast, since the modern rhythm of life and the refusal of food are incompatible things. Yes, and the Orthodox Church is now loyal to the fact of refusal from the Fast, believing that the main thing for a person is the purification of his thoughts.
On the eve of Easter night, divine services are held in temples and churches, accompanied by the consecration of festive food - eggs and Easter cakes, which are then placed on the table. By the way, there is a fun tradition in the egg-breaking competition, the meaning of which is who will break the most eggs.
Another Christian tradition during the celebration of Easter is to say "Christ is Risen!" as a greeting.
These symbolic actions, timed to coincide with the celebration of Easter, are observed with pleasure by millions of Orthodox Russians.
Easter is also the day of the end of Great Lent, so the festive table is replete with various dishes. But, the main symbols of the holiday are present on every table in every home. These are Easter painted eggs, Easter cake and Curd Easter, which is prepared with various tasty, sweet additives.
What to cook delicious for Easter? Since eggs are the "nail" of the holiday menu, they can be used in various dishes, for example, salads, pies and pies, make aspic out of them, stuff them with various fillings.
Also, the presence of meat dishes from beef and poultry. Baskets filled with various fruits and sweets will be a great addition as a treat.
In most Russian families, it is customary to cook for Easter:
- aspic;
- jellied meat;
- all kinds of salads;
- pickles;
- sausages;
- pies.
What must be prepared
On the eve of Easter 2018, the menu needs to be thought out thoroughly in order to surprise and delight relatives and guests.
But, the obligatory dishes on the table are colored eggs and Easter cake. Their recipes are simple.
Painted Easter eggs
To save time, food coloring, any color, can be purchased at the store and, following the instructions on the package, paint the eggs.
Or you can use the old folk recipe painting using onion skins.
Painting:
- The husks are removed from the bulbs, put in a saucepan and poured with 1 liter of water. Bring to a boil and fix the process for 40 minutes;
- After that, the colored water is left to brew a little, for about 15 minutes;
- The husk is removed from the broth, and eggs are placed in it and boiled for 10 minutes.
Boiled and dyed red-brown eggs can be decorated with thermal stickers or painted with special paint.
Easter cake recipe with raisins
Without Easter cake, as well as without eggs, it is difficult to imagine an Easter table. Therefore, those who do not know how to bake it acquire the symbol of the holiday in the store, but its presence on the table is undeniable.
But still, a store-bought cake cannot be compared with a homemade cake, in which the hostess puts her soul and love, which makes it even tastier. Therefore, further, we will consider one of the recipes for homemade Easter cake.
What will be required:
For the test
- flour - 0.5 kg;
- milk with a higher fat content - 0.5 l;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- butter- 50 g;
- sugar - 150 g;
- raisins - 50-100 g (depending on taste);
- package of dry yeast - 15 g;
- baking powder - 10 g;
- vanilla sugar - 1 pack;
- salt - 0.5 tsp;
For cream (glaze):
- egg white - 2 pcs.;
- sugar - 100 g;
- lemon juice;
- packaging of confetti for baking.
It will take 50 minutes to cook the cake.
The energy value of 100 g of the product is 350 kcal.
And now the cooking process itself:
- First you need to knead the dough. Pour yeast, sugar, salt and 4 tbsp into a bowl of warm milk. l. flour. Everything is mixed well, covered and cleaned in a warm place for half an hour so that the dough “rises”;
- After half an hour, beaten eggs, melted butter, baking powder and vanillin are added to the dough. Stir and remove back for another 1 hour;
- After an hour, the dough is taken out, which has already managed to “rise”. The remaining flour, raisins are added to it and the dough is well kneaded until it becomes a little elastic;
- Next, the prepared molds for baking are greased with oil and the dough is placed in them, filling them with about half the volume. The molds with the dough are not removed immediately into the oven, but covered and left for another 30 minutes so that the dough “rises” completely and fills the entire volume;
- After the allotted time, you can safely send Easter cakes to the oven, reach the final look. To do this, the oven is heated to 180 °, put molds there and mark for half an hour;
- After half an hour, check the readiness with a toothpick: if the dough is raw, then it will stick to the toothpick. In this case, leave the cakes to bake for another 15 minutes;
- Ready Easter cakes are taken out of the molds and left to cool;
- While the cakes are cooling, prepare the cream. To do this: beat the egg whites with sugar and lemon juice until a thick foam forms;
- The top of the Easter cakes is smeared with the prepared cream and sprinkled with confectionery powder.
Can be used as a sprinkle coconut flakes, chocolate chips, chopped candied fruits and much more, it all depends on preferences.
What else can be prepared for the holiday?
In addition to the traditional culinary symbols of Easter, other dishes should be on the table. What can be cooked for Easter on the table from other dishes? Consider recipes.
liver pie
Satisfying and tasty dish everyone will like it from the liver, even those who do not like this offal will appreciate it. However, the preparation of the liver pie will take a lot of time, but the result is worth it.
What will be required:
For liver pancakes:
- beef liver - 1 kg;
- milk - 200 ml;
- eggs - 2 pcs.;
- flour - 3 tbsp. l.;
- medium onion - 1 pc.;
- salt;
- vegetable oil.
For filling:
- carrot - 3 pcs.;
- onions - 3 pcs.;
- garlic - 4 cloves;
- mayonnaise.
Cooking time - 60 minutes.
100 g of pie contains 434 kcal.
First, you can prepare the filling for the pie:
- Onions and carrots are peeled, chopped on a grater (onions can be finely chopped);
- Pour a little vegetable oil into a heated frying pan and fry vegetables on it:
- After, fried carrots and onions are seasoned with mayonnaise.
Baking liver pancakes:
- Before starting cooking, the liver must be placed for several hours in cold water so that all the blood comes out of it;
- The soaked liver is washed, vessels and film are removed from it. Next, it must be crushed to a liquid state. This can be done with a meat grinder or blender;
- As soon as the whole liver is crushed, salt, eggs, milk and flour are added to it, mix everything well to achieve the consistency of a pancake dough;
- After that, quite a bit of oil is added to a heated frying pan or pancake maker and liver pancakes begin to bake, 3-4 minutes on both sides;
- As soon as all the pancakes are ready, they begin to lay them out in a pile, while smearing each pancake with the filling, and smearing it abundantly so that the cake is not dry;
- On the topmost pancake, in addition to the filling, you can put sliced fresh tomato, green onion or chopped egg.
Traditional spring salad
Spring salad is a "light" addition to the hearty meat dishes of the Easter table.
For cooking you will need:
- Beijing cabbage - 1 pc.;
- fresh cucumbers - 2 pcs.;
- carrot - 1 pc.;
- any greens - 1 bunch;
- sugar - 1 tsp;
- hot pepper - half a pod;
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp. l.;
- salt - to taste;
- sunflower or olive oil.
The cooking time will take 30 minutes.
Calorie content of 100 g of salad - 115 kcal.
Culinary process.
- Cabbage is cut into strips;
- Cucumbers and carrots are cut into long strips or a special grater is used;
- The pepper is cut into thin circles, the greens are chopped;
- Put chopped vegetables in one bowl, mix;
- The salad is dressed with oil. Sugar is dissolved in lemon juice and sent to the salad. Everything is thoroughly mixed.
Quick and tasty recipes
If you don’t have time to cook complex dishes for the Easter holiday, and you don’t want to use the everyday menu, you can use express recipes that fall into the category of those that turn out quickly and tasty.
Eggs stuffed with cheese
Required products:
- eggs - 6–7 pcs.;
- cheese - 100 g;
- garlic - 2-3 cloves;
- mayonnaise - 3 tbsp. l.;
- salt;
- greenery.
Cooking time - 15 minutes.
Calorie content of 100 g - 95 kcal.
Cooking:
Salad with ham and cheese
Another quick salad Save time and make yourself and your loved ones happy.
Necessary:
- smoked cheese - 200 g;
- ham - 200 g;
- fresh cucumber - 2-3 pcs.;
- red bell pepper - 1 pc.;
- greenery;
- mayonnaise.
It will take a little time - 15 minutes.
100 g of lettuce contains 160 kcal.
All ingredients are cut into strips, seasoned with mayonnaise and salted to taste.
And what Easter dishes are prepared in Europe?
Easter is a great holiday not only among Orthodox believers, but also among Catholics. In European countries, where the Catholic religion exists on a par with Orthodoxy, there are their own traditions observed at Easter. This also applies to traditional dishes.
The inhabitants of England, at Easter, prefer such a dish as "roast", made from milk lamb.
In France, it is customary to put a cooked lamb leg “at the head of the table”.
For Germans, the main Easter dish is the Easter Lamb.
Easter in Croatia is accompanied by the preparation of "Pintsa" - a citrus pie.
Italy is Easter dish"Colomba Pasquale". This is a variation of the traditional Italian pie.
Italians, for Easter, prepare "Torrihu", in other words, an analogue of croutons, with various sweet additives.
Poland prepares "Mazurka" - shortbread with additives.
Bulgarians and Romanians bake a festive Easter bread called Kozunak.
Ingredients: fermented baked milk, sour cream, powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, dried apricots, saltEaster from ryazhenka will be a worthy decoration of your festive Easter feast. There are some nuances in its preparation, but we will tell you about them in detail.
Ingredients:
- 1 liter of fermented baked milk;
- 250 ml of milk;
- 70 ml of melted sour cream;
- 60 g of powdered sugar;
- 80 g of butter;
- vanilla on the tip of a knife;
- 4-5 pieces of dried apricots;
- 1 pinch of salt.
06.02.2020
Almond cake - an incomparably delicious recipe
Ingredients: flour, almond milk, butter, almond flour, yeast, sugar. egg, salt, vanilla extract, almond extract, nutmeg, lemon peel, raisins, citric acid, almondsFor those who want to cook something very tasty for Easter, the recipe for almond cake will come in handy. In it, the dough is successful, and the nutty taste is pronounced, and the cake itself looks just great!
Ingredients:
- 160 g of wheat flour;
- 70 ml of almond milk;
- 60 g butter;
- 1 tbsp yeast;
- 1.5 tablespoons sugar in dough
- 2 tablespoons sugar for glaze;
- 1 egg;
- 0.5 protein for glaze;
- 1 pinch of salt;
- 1 drop of vanilla extract;
- 1 drop of almond extract;
- 0.25 tsp nutmeg;
- 0.25 lemon peel;
- 0.25 orange peel;
- 2 tablespoons raisins;
- lemon acid at the tip of a knife;
- almonds for decoration.
24.01.2020
How to dye eggs in rags for Easter
Ingredients: egg, vinegarIt is customary to paint eggs for Easter, but this can be done not only in standard ways, but also in new ways - for example, using fabric. Our master class will tell you more about this.
Ingredients:
- 3-4 eggs;
- 2 tablespoons vinegar 9%.
03.11.2019
Lacy woman Easter cake
Ingredients: yolk, cream, flour, orange peel, Walnut, candied citrus, vanilla extract, yeast, butter, sugar, saltEaster cake A lacy woman really looks like lace in a cut - the dough is so "perforated" and tender that such a comparison involuntarily comes to mind. Give it a try, this holiday pastry is sure to impress you.
Ingredients:
- 3 yolks;
- 60 ml of cream;
- 170 g flour;
- 0.5 hours orange peel;
- 2 walnuts;
- 10 g of candied citrus fruits;
- 1 drop of vanilla extract;
- 1 tsp incomplete yeast;
- 2 tablespoons butter;
- 30 g of sugar;
- 0.2 tsp salt.
28.10.2019
Easter Egg Cake
Ingredients: egg, flour, powdered sugar, baking powder, cream, starch, butter, vanilla extract, strawberries, coconut flakes, confectionery sprinklesOn the Easter table, you can cook not only Easter cake or curd Easter. You can also surprise guests with an Easter egg-shaped biscuit cake decorated in the style of the Easter holiday.
Ingredients:
For the biscuit:
- 5 eggs;
- 5 tablespoons flour;
- 5 tablespoons powdered sugar;
- 1 tsp baking powder.
For cream:
- 250 ml of cream;
- 1 egg;
- 50 g of sugar;
- 15 g of starch;
- 150 g of butter;
- vanilla extract.
For impregnation:
- 200 g of frozen strawberries;
- 50 g of sugar.
For decoration:
- 30 g of coconut flakes;
- confectionery topping.
25.10.2019
Easter cupcake in a slow cooker, recipe with photo step by step
Ingredients: flour, egg, baking powder, raisins, butter, sugar, lemonA delicious Easter cake is easier to prepare than the simplest yeast cake. And if a multicooker helps you cope with it, then this process will seem very easy to you all the more.
Ingredients:
- 200 g flour;
- 4 eggs;
- 0.5 tsp baking powder;
- 100 g of raisins;
- 150 g of butter;
- 150 g of sugar;
- 1 lemon.
24.10.2019
Easter from frozen fermented baked milk, recipe with photo step by step
Ingredients: fermented baked milk, condensed milk, honey, raisins, candied fruits, dried currants, butter, vanilla sugar, confectionery dressingFrozen Ryazhenka Easter is sure to appeal to all lovers of dairy products. This is a great treat for the Easter table - new and interesting.
Ingredients:
- 1 l of fermented baked milk;
- 2-3 tablespoons condensed milk;
- 1 tsp honey;
- 1.5 tablespoons raisins;
- 1 tbsp. l. candied fruits;
- 1 tsp dried currants;
- 100 g of butter;
- 10 g vanilla sugar;
- confectionery powder, glazed nuts for decoration.
22.09.2019
Easter cake in the microwave
Ingredients: flour, egg, kefir, peanut paste, candied fruit, dry jam, honey, sugar, baking powder, butter, salt, lemon juice, confectionery sprinkles, decorationCooking Easter cake not in the oven is quite realistic: it can be baked in microwave oven It's very simple and relatively fast.
Ingredients:
- 0.5-0.7 cups of flour;
- 1 egg;
- 60 ml of kefir, yogurt or milk;
- 1 tbsp peanut butter;
- 1 tbsp candied fruit;
- 1 tbsp Kyiv dry jam;
- 2 tablespoons honey;
- 2 tablespoons Sahara;
- 1 dessert spoon baking powder;
- 50 g of butter;
- 1 pinch of salt;
- 0.5 tsp lemon juice;
- confectionery dressing;
- decorations.
09.08.2019
Easter wreath with triple filling
Ingredients: flour, egg, butter, sugar, yeast, salt, milk, dried apricots, raisins, walnutsOn the Easter holidays you can cook a wreath of yeast dough with raisins, dried apricots and nuts on the table. It will turn out not only very tasty, but also amazingly beautiful.
Ingredients:
- 600 g flour;
- 3 eggs;
- 1 yolk;
- 70 g of butter;
- 3 tablespoons Sahara;
- 2 tsp yeast;
- 1 pinch of salt;
- 200 ml of milk;
- 100 g dried apricots;
- 100 g of raisins;
- 12-15 pieces of walnuts.
19.07.2019
An old recipe for Easter cake from our grandmothers
Ingredients: yeast, milk, sugar, flour, egg, butter, raisins, dried apricots, vanillin, salt, powdered sugarIf you need an excellent proven recipe for Easter cake, then you won’t find a better one - this is how our grandmothers baked Easter cake. Try it, you will definitely be completely delighted with the result!
Ingredients:
- 23 grams of fresh yeast;
- 150 ml of milk;
- 150 grams of sugar;
- 500 gr flour;
- 3 eggs;
- 110 gr of butter;
- 150 gr raisins;
- 150 gr dried apricots;
- vanillin;
- salt;
- powdered sugar.
31.05.2019
Easter cake from Anastasia Skripkina
Ingredients: milk, egg, butter, yeast, sugar, vanilla sugar, honey, flour, salt, nuts, raisins, candied fruits, dried black currants, nutmeg, lemon peelEaster cakes are an essential attribute of any Easter feast. There's a lot different recipes their preparations, and we invite you to try one of them - tested by Anastasia Skripkina.
Ingredients:
- 120 ml of milk;
- 1 egg;
- 50 gr of butter;
- 12 grams of yeast;
- 30 grams of sugar;
- 10 grams of vanilla sugar;
- 1 tbsp honey;
- 250 gr flour;
- 1 pinch of salt;
- 10 grams of nuts;
- 20 grams of raisins;
- 20 gr candied fruits;
- 20 gr dried blackcurrant;
- 0.5 tsp nutmeg;
- 0.5 tsp lemon peel.
14.05.2018
How to dye eggs with helium dyes
Ingredients: eggs, vinegar, helium dyeOne of the old traditions for Easter is the production of krashenok. There are many ways to do this, one of them is to color the eggs with helium dyes. With the help of our recipe, you too will learn this art.
Ingredients:
- fresh white chicken eggs;
- table vinegar - 100 ml;
- helium food colorings (if possible, at least 3 colors).
11.05.2018
Easter cake without yeast
Ingredients: flour, kefir, butter, soda, raisins, vanilla sugar, lemon peel, sugar, protein, powdered sugarI suggest you cook a very tasty Easter cake without yeast. The recipe is simple and fairly quick.
Ingredients:
- 350 grams of flour;
- 200 ml. kefir;
- 1 tsp soda;
- a handful of raisins;
- 15 grams of vanilla sugar;
- 1 tsp lemon peel;
- 180 grams of sugar;
- protein - 1 pc.;
- powdered sugar - half a glass.
02.05.2018
Lazy cake without kneading
Ingredients: flour, butter, egg yolks, raw yeast, vanillin, raisins, milk, sugarIf you do not have a great desire to bake an Easter cake, it does not matter. Today I have prepared for you a simple recipe for a delicious and easy-to-cook lazy cake without kneading.
Ingredients:
- flour - 600 grams,
- butter - 120 grams,
- egg yolks - 4 pcs.,
- yeast - 15 grams,
- vanillin - a pinch,
- raisins - 100 grams,
- milk - 200 grams,
- sugar - 200-250 grams.
02.05.2018
Creamy cake "Tenderness"
Ingredients: cream, fresh yeast, flour, eggs, sugar, butter, raisins, vanilla sugarThere are a lot of Easter cake recipes. Today I want to present to your attention a simple recipe for a delicious airy cake "Tenderness".
Ingredients:
- 150 ml. cream;
- 25 grams of yeast;
- 450-500 grams of flour;
- 3 eggs;
- 150 grams of sugar;
- 100 grams of butter;
- a handful of raisins;
- 2 tsp vanilla sugar.
Easter is a great holiday celebrated by all Orthodox people. This is the most important church celebration, when people rejoice at the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the liberation of the world from sins. Preparations for it last from Monday to Saturday, and on Sunday everyone congratulates each other and greets with the words “Christ is Risen”. 
Holy Week
Each day of Holy Week before the holiday is dedicated to certain deeds.
- On Monday, it is customary to clean the whole house, to prepare it for the arrival of spring.
- Tuesday is reserved for putting clothes and linen in order. On this day, all things need to be washed and ironed.
- On Wednesday, the house is completely freed from garbage, during this period they are engaged in the purchase of food and eggs for making krashenka.
- Good Friday does not allow you to do any household chores; you cannot have fun and have fun on this day.
- Great Saturday is the time of preparation for the Easter feast. Easter cakes are baked, Easter is being made, eggs are painted.
Maundy Thursday is called so for a reason. On this day, it is customary to bathe in cool water from the very morning, since it is considered the most healing on this Thursday. This is the time for preparing eggs and Easter cakes.
Easter is an unusual holiday, so the table should be distinguished by splendor and richness, an abundance of dishes and elegant decoration. Naturally, Easter cakes are placed in the center of it, surrounded by painted testicles, of which there should be exactly twelve.
Previously, it was customary for wealthy families to put 48 different treats on the table. The number was not chosen by chance, it is how many days Great Lent lasts. At the same time, food was on the table all Sunday, so that any person who came to visit could freely taste the treat. An invitation from the hosts was not required on this day.
A poorly decorated and meager table was considered the worst shame. The peculiarity of the Easter table was that there were no hot dishes on it. Therefore, maintenance by the owners was not required. They could freely celebrate and enjoy the beautiful day with the guests.
Passover must-haves
Traditional, native Russian recipes are used to prepare food for Easter. Currently, painted painted eggs are always put on the table, rich cake and easter. Previously, on Saturday, they go to church for consecration.
In the old days, meat dishes were also served on the table - baked hams and roast veal, numerous jellied meats and aspic, meat pates, rolls, vegetable and mushroom snacks, sweet and meat porridges, game dishes.
The peculiarity of the Easter table was that it was customary to cook a lot of sweets for it: delicious and fragrant buns, honey gingerbread various forms.
Eggs on the Easter table are not only painted and painted. They need to be able to present beautifully. To do this, you can make an Easter wreath.
How to make an edible wreath for Easter
For the test you will need:
- 200 ml of warmed milk;
- 1 kg of flour;
- 1 pack of dry yeast;
- 2 tbsp. l. granulated sugar;
- 1 egg;
- salt and vanilla to taste.
Step by step recipe:
Secrets of Easter cakes
The tradition of serving Easter cakes has gone from the time when Jesus ate bread with his disciples so that they would believe in his resurrection. Therefore, on Easter it is customary to serve Easter cake to guests and relatives. 
It was baked on Friday, and the dough was set overnight. On Saturday, it was customary to wear it to church for a service for consecration. Currently, you can buy these pastries in the store, but it is much more pleasant and joyful to eat your own food.
Interestingly, a properly cooked cake retains its softness and flavor for 40 days afterwards. happy holiday. Baking Easter cake is a responsible and important matter. In order to get a real product, you must follow many mandatory rules.
Often there is a problem that the inside of the product is still raw, and the top starts to burn. The foil that covers the cakes from above will help to avoid this. Remove the foil before taking the mold out of the oven. Readiness is checked just with the help of a stick that was previously inserted in the middle. It must be completely dry.
Forms for Easter cakes are chosen tin, but if they are not at hand, aluminum saucepans are quite suitable. The container should be no more than 2 liters, this is enough to get a delicious baked cake.
Finished products are decorated with icing, nuts, confectionery powders. Above, there is always the inscription "ХВ" and a cross.
Passover Recipe
The third obligatory dish of the Easter table can be prepared different ways. But most often Easter is made from cottage cheese. To prepare a delicious, sweet chocolate Easter you will need:
All products must be fresh!
Step-by-step instruction:
- Easter has the shape of a truncated pyramid. If the hostess does not have a special container for cooking Easter, you can use a cardboard form. In this case, the walls should be covered with cling film.
- The main component of this dish is cottage cheese. It must be fresh, with a delicate texture and little moisture. Therefore, it is recommended to first get rid of excess serum. To do this, it is placed in a canvas or gauze bag, on which the press is placed. The night is enough for excess liquid to glass.
An important component of Easter is eggs. Their choice should be taken very responsibly. If it is not possible to purchase fresh village eggs, you should definitely check the expiration date in the store.
This is very important, since the eggs are placed raw on Easter, they do not undergo heat treatment. Before use, they are washed in warm water with the addition of soda. Eggs are broken one at a time into a separate cup, only then they can be placed in cottage cheese.
Meat dishes
The traditional Easter table necessarily includes meat dishes. How tasty they turn out depends to a large extent on the skills of the hostess. For holiday table you can use proven recipes for meat dishes. Moreover, many of those who fast have already missed meat.
To prepare this fragrant dish you will need:
Step-by-step instruction:
The meat according to this recipe is fragrant, juicy, tender and tasty!
It is rare that a table can do without tasty and satisfying buckwheat porridge. Home and guests are unlikely to refuse this dish, and it is prepared as simply as possible.
You will need:
Step-by-step instruction:
- The meat is cut into small pieces and fried in vegetable oil in a frying pan until formed golden brown. At this time, grated carrots and diced onions are stewed in another pan.
- Water is poured into the fried meat, brought to a boil. It is necessary to boil the meat for about 15 minutes, after which the washed buckwheat. After adding spices, the pan is covered with a lid, and the whole mass is cooked for another 15 minutes. Advice! To get fragrant crumbly porridge, buckwheat before cooking should be fried in a dry frying pan.
- Further, roasting, other spices, herbs are added to buckwheat with meat. On the smallest fire, the dish is brought to readiness.
Snacks for the Easter table
What holiday will do without its own liquor or house wine with a snack? For Easter 2016, you can cook a very simple and crazy delicious salad"Easter Wreath"
This colorful dish will decorate the Easter table. The following ingredients are required for its preparation:
For the onion, prepare the marinade:
- 250 ml of boiled warm water;
- 3 art. l. 6% vinegar (you can use apple);
- 1 tsp granulated sugar;
- salt and pepper to taste.
For decoration, you can boil quail eggs.
Food preparation:
- Wash potatoes and carrots thoroughly, cover with cold water and boil until tender. Clean after cooling.
- Eggs are boiled, cooled, peeled. The whites are separated from the yolks.
- Onions are cut into cubes, scalded to remove bitterness and soaked in marinade for half an hour.
Chicken fillet cut into small pieces, generously sprinkled with spices and salt. Then it must be fried in vegetable oil until tender. Advice! You can cut the fillet after frying or boil it in a broth with spices.
The salad is laid out in layers on the dish. An inverted glass is placed in the middle so that the salad takes the form of a wreath. Prepared ingredients are laid out on a plate around the glass. The following layers are made:
You can mix potatoes and other ingredients with mayonnaise in a separate container, and then put them on a dish, then there will be no dry spots left. It is convenient to level the layers with a fork.
Drinks for the Easter table
Kissel is traditionally prepared for Easter. You can brew an orange flavored drink that will become your favorite drink on this holiday for years to come. For its preparation you will need:
- 2 oranges;
- 4 egg yolks;
- 1 liter of milk;
- 120 g of sugar;
- 50 g potato starch.
Step-by-step instruction:
You can cook sugar orange slices for jelly, for this, a peeled orange is cut into slices and generously sprinkled with sugar. In a cold place, the slices freeze.
You can pamper your loved ones delicious drink, like a sbiten. It is also very easy to prepare, it is easy to cook it even when unexpected guests are already on the doorstep.
For this you need:
- 1 liter of water;
- 150 g of granulated sugar;
- 150 g of honey;
- ginger, cardamom, cinnamon or cloves.
How to cook:
Are alcohol served at Easter?
Many people are interested in whether it is possible to put on the Easter holiday table alcoholic drinks. Most often, a traditional church drink is purchased - Cahors. It is used in different situations: at baptism and weddings, at communion and unction. It is this wine that is served on the bright day of Easter.
It is worth noting that Cahors was not chosen by chance. In church writings there is an indication of the choice of wine. It must be necessarily pure, grape and undiluted. Cahors meets all these requirements. It resembles blood in color and consistency.
Earlier, when Cahors was not yet known, people prepared mead or horseradish with the addition of honey for the holiday.
Celebrating a holiday with alcohol is not forbidden, since such a table simply cannot do without a bottle of good red wine. But it should be remembered that there should be a measure in everything.
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