2024 - Bake classics - this is how you bake the perfect Easter lamb!

Juicy, soft and simply delicious – the Easter lamb should not be missing for the coming festival. Read here how to bake it up easily at home.

Whether Easter lamb or roast lamb – the lamb has been a firmly anchored Easter tradition for centuries. It stands as a symbol of innocence, in Christianity Jesus is often referred to as the “Lamb of God”, “who takes away the sinners of the world”. Jesus sacrificed himself for people, so the paschal lamb stands for redemption through Jesus Christ.

The lamb likes to land on the table at Easter – in whatever form. The traditional Easter lamb should not be missing either. The recipe is simple and can be prepared quickly the day before Easter. The Easter lamb tastes very good naturally, but can of course also be spread with jam.

Recipe for the Easter lamb:

Ingredients:

100 g soft butter
150 grams of flour
some Milk
100 g sifted powdered sugar
2 eggs
a pinch of salt
1 pack. vanilla sugar
2 tbsp baking powder
Icing sugar (for sprinkling)

Preparation:

Mix the butter with icing sugar and all the other ingredients to form a dough. Grease an Easter lamb baking pan, add the batter and bake the Easter lamb at 180 ° C for around 50 minutes. Let cool and then sprinkle with icing sugar.

Here you will find the perfect shapes:

Baking pan for the Easter lamb