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Spring ahead: Great recipes to celebrate Easter

48 Recipes
Spring ahead: Great recipes to celebrate Easter
(Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times )
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Caraway crosses

Time50 minutes
YieldsMakes about 2 dozen rolls

Danish rye bread

Time2 hours
YieldsMakes 2 loaves (about 3 dozen slices)

Egg salad

Time10 minutes
YieldsServes 4 to 6
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Norwegian orange cake

Time1 hour 15 minutes
YieldsServes 10 to 16

Fennel-aquavit gravlax with caraway creme fraiche

Time30 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 10

Roast leg of lamb with rosemary, garlic and anchovies

TimeTotal time: 2 1/2 to 3 hours
YieldsServes 8 to 12
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Salmon rillettes

Time15 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 10

Spinach and Parmesan tart

Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 10

Eggs Benedict

Time20 minutes
YieldsServes 6
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Meringue layer cake

Time2 hours 45 minutes
YieldsServes 12 to 16

Sun-dried-tomato-stuffed eggs

TimeActive work time: 25 minutes Total preparation time: 1 hour 15 minutes
YieldsMakes 24 eggs

Rhubarb and raspberry ice

Time40 minutes plus chilling
YieldsServes 8
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Spring lime meringue pie

TimeActive work time: 45 minutes Total preparation time: 1 hour 15 minutes plus 1 hour cooling
YieldsServes 8

Banana cream pie

TimeActive work time: 1 hour Total preparation time: 1 hour 15 minutes
YieldsServes 8
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Marshmallow daisies

Time30 minutes
YieldsMakes about 2 dozen

Chocolate-dipped almond eggs

Time40 minutes
YieldsMakes about 2 1/2 dozen

Pastel mints

Time30 minutes
YieldsMakes 4 to 6 dozen
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Strawberry biscuits

Time30 minutes
YieldsMakes 16 biscuits

Fresh herb pinwheel biscuits

Time30 minutes
YieldsMakes 12 biscuits

Roast pork shoulder master recipe

Time3 hours 35 minutes
YieldsServes 12 to 14
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Mayeritsa Greek Easter Soup

TimeActive work time: 30 minutes Total preparation time: 1 1/2 hours
YieldsServes 8

Homemade marshmallow candies

Time1 hour
YieldsMakes about 3 dozen candies, depending on size

Leek pancakes

Time45 minutes
YieldsMakes 5 1/2 dozen small pancakes
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Chocolate-orange scones

Time30 minutes
YieldsMakes 12 scones

Crespelles with prosciutto and zucchini

Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsServes 6
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Asparagus flans

Time1 hour 45 minutes
YieldsServes 6

Strawberry crostata

Time45 minutes
YieldsServes 8

Jambon de Paques (Easter ham)

TimeTotal time: 6 to 7 hours preparation time plus 24 hours soaking and 6 hours setting
YieldsServes 16 to 20
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Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb

Time35 minutes
YieldsServes 4

Springtime Peas

Time15 minutes
YieldsServes 6
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Ham With Red Grapefruit Glaze

Time4 hours 10 minutes
YieldsServes 12

Fried Shoestring Potato Cakes

Time10 minutes
YieldsServes 4

Kulich

Time1 hour 40 minutes
YieldsServes 12
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Paskha

TimeTotal time: 2 days
YieldsServes 16 to 18

Easter Herbal Potatoes

Time1 hour
YieldsServes 4

Baked Honey Ham

Time1 hour 10 minutes
YieldsServes 10 to 12
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Claudia McQuillan's Stuffed Easter Ham

Time1 hour
YieldsServes 14

Featherbed Eggs

Time1 hour 10 minutes
YieldsServes 6

Pot-roasted lamb with fennel and potatoes

Time2 hours
YieldsServes 8 to 12
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Legumes de saison

Time10 hours
YieldsServes 8

Hard-boiled eggs

Time15 minutes
YieldsServes 12

Deconstructed kuku sabzi

Time1 hour 20 minutes
YieldsServes 2 to 4
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Kismet's kuku

Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsServes 12 to 16

Kuku Sabzi (Persian Greens Frittata)

Time1 hour 20 minutes
YieldsServes 6 to 10

Tartines a la perse (Persian toasts)

Time30 minutes
YieldsMakes 4 large tartines, 4 to 8 servings
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