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Rome, Italy, Mar 30, 2013 \/ 08:24 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Italians are known for their food, and at Easter time one Roman baker is putting his craft on display by making cakes to commemorate Saint Peter\u2019s Basilica and remind people of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe call it \u2018Cupolone\u2019 (dome) to recall Catholicism and the Holy Spirit,\u201d said Angelo Colapicchioni, an Italian baker who grew up next to the Vatican.<\/p>\n

\tThe big sweet cakes have a similar texture to bread but with a faint taste of orange and are topped with almonds and thick grains of flaky sugar.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe make them with flour, fresh eggs, butter, candied orange and citrus peels, and almonds from Sicily,\u201d said Colapicchioni.<\/p>\n

\tThey are traditionally made each year at Easter time in Italy and are better known as \u201cColomba,\u201d or doves, since they come in the shape of a dove.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe are particularly tied to this area (the Vatican) with affection,\u201d he told CNA on March 27.<\/p>\n

\tThe 77-year-old Roman grew up on Borgo Pio, a street that ends at one the entrances to the Vatican, and he used to see Pope John XXIII walking in the area.<\/p>\n

\tThe baker compared him to Pope Francis, whom he described as \u201cvery human\u201d and someone that \u201cbreathes trust.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cLike John Paul II, they are people who are very loved by the people because they are close to the people,\u201d said Colapicchioni.<\/p>\n

\tHis father opened the Colapicchioni bakery in 1934 and the business now has two stores with around 23 employees. The original location is on Via Tacito near Castel Sant\u2019Angelo and it specializes in local artisan products like jams and wine from the Lazio region.<\/p>\n

\tThe second store, on Via Properzio near the Vatican Museums, is where six bakers dedicate themselves to creating the delicious Italian cakes and desserts that are traditionally eaten at Easter time.<\/p>\n

\tHis bakery, which is known simply as \u201cColapicchioni,\u201d is nearly 80 years-old and sells hundreds of the handmade cakes each Easter.<\/p>\n

\tRomans also eat \u201cpastiera\u201d during Easter, a cheese cake traditionally made in Naples.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cBut we use ricotta cheese from Roman sheep and some flavoring but it\u2019s very delicious because it\u2019s a very delicate sweet,\u201d Colapicchioni said.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe \u2018pizza romana\u2019 is another Easter sweet that we make as well as the \u2018casatiello\u2019 and Easter chocolate eggs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\tThe casatiello is a dish eaten on Easter morning and is composed of cold cuts topped with eggs inside their shells.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cItalians remain tied to certain traditions because even in times of crisis they may eat less, but they still buy these typical Easter products,\u201d said Colapicchioni.<\/p>\n

\tThey also buy \u201cpizza di Pasqua\u201d \u2013 a salty yellow bread with cheese \u2013 and \u201csalami di felino,\u201d a specific type of salami from the Parma region.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThey may buy less but they are never missing on Italian tables on Easter day,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\tAccording to the baker, Italians used to go out on picnics on the Monday after Easter.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cBut we are losing this tradition because now there are people who go to the taverns or stay home,\u201d said Colapicchioni.<\/p>\n

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