Easter baskets .. Butter lambs!

  • Thread starter Thread starter PennyinCanada
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
P

PennyinCanada

Guest
I’ve done a few in my time. I hope folks would like to share some photos of their Easter baskets since we won’t be enjoying them with our church families this year.

(Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)
 
My late mother used to make butter lambs when we were kids. (Apologies to +Bob Hope.) Thanks for the memories… 🎶
 
Tis_Bearself said:
they’re too cute to eat.
Click to expand...
That’s why +Mom stopped making them. My siblings & I were afraid to hurt the lamb. (This is when we were little.) However, I found a mold for the lamb in the kitchen! It was in the original packaging so +Mom probably forgot that she had it.
 
I’ve never seen anything simmilar or heard about butter lamb. Is it specific to some nation or? It is so cute.
In Croatia we have this
(Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)
It is called Sirnica or Pinca. It is type of sweet bread which is traditionally served with ham on Easter Morning.
 
Anyone has hot cross buns.

Remember eating these as a child during Easter and my grandmother would serve them.

(Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)
 
I usually get some from the store for Lent. They are not like the ones made by bakeries/ England but I grew up eating the store kind so they’re okay with me.
 
I’ll have to tell that to my sister. Her in-laws are part Croatian. In the Ukrainian Greek Catholic and Byzantine Catholic Churches, we have paska and babka. Paska is the main bread and it’s very rich (my grandma used to put golden raisins in her paska - 😋). Babka bread has other fruits in it (cherries etc). My favorite is paska though.

Are “Sirnica or Pinca” different breads or 2 names for the same bread? I’m just wondering what’s the difference between the two names.
 
I’ve seen many of these Easter breads, usually in the Easter basket with a white candle pushed into the center. They are called Paska. They should be white with no raisins but I’m ok if you want to put raisins in them. lol They are available in grocery stores before Easter too.

(Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)
 
Well nice, I can see that there are many simmilar traditions connected to bread. It is because we remember Jesus and Last Supper.
It is the same bread but in different parts of country it has it’s own name but mainly is called Pinca or Sirnica.
Sirnica is usually pie with cow’s or any other fresh cheese but this bread doesn’t have any cheese. It is believed that name was used by our ancestors because they used sour dough. But that term Sirnica only have meaning in Croatian, it loses it’s sense when translated in english. 😁
And there is only difference in names because of dialects.
Pinca is italian word for Easter bread but is used in croatian especially in Istria (ex Italian land) and Dalmatia.
 
Last edited:
We make a butter lamb each year. 🙂 Our kids really enjoy it. Here’s another tradition for us (there are far cuter lamb cakes out there…):

(Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)

It’s an extra blessing when it stays upright until eaten!
 
My grandmother ALWAYS put golden raisins in her paska 😋. No one made paska like my grandma. ❤️
 
All over it. And the green “grass” around it is dyed coconut, as well. Are you allergic? I’ve seen many lamb cakes without coconut. My family likes it so I’ve kept my grandmother’s tradition.
 
Last edited:
I’m not allergic to it; I’m just not crazy about coconut. The only way I like coconut is in ambrosia.
 
Sorry now I eddited my post, no they are the same. There is no cheese in any of them. Maybe varietis with sugar, almonds etc but base is the same.
 
Some of the alternatives are quite lovely.

(Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)

(Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top