Pinca (Easter Sweet Bread)

Name: Pinca (Easter Sweet Bread)
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 500 g strong white bread flour; 100 g sugar; 100 g unsalted butter (softened); 3 large eggs (plus 1 yolk for brushing); 150 ml warm milk; 15 g fresh yeast (or 7g dried yeast); Zest of 1 lemon; Zest of 1 orange; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tbsp dark rum; Pinch of salt; 1 tbsp coarse sugar (for sprinkling)

Instructions

Prep:2h 30minCook:40min

Pinca is a traditional Croatian Easter sweet bread enriched with butter eggs and citrus zest scored with a cross and sprinkled with sugar it is soft fragrant and perfect for festive sharing

Updated at: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:08:06 GMT