The lamb has always been a symbol of innocence, but in Christianity it took on a whole new meaning. Jesus himself is considered "Lamb Of God" denotes "that takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). By sacrificing himself on behalf of the people, he redeemed the people. Christians celebrate this with the Easter Lamb Redemption act.
In the early days of Christianity, it was common to slaughter a lamb for Easter, place its meat under the altar for consecration, and then eat the lamb as Easter roast (and the first meal after Lent) on Easter Sunday, the day of resurrection. In addition to the birth of Jesus Christ, the resurrection is the highest festival of the church and is particularly appreciated with the lamb.
The Easter lamb today
Today the custom is a little less archaic. We still eat roast lamb or pork knuckle for Easter, but the lamb is increasingly being replaced by other types of meat. For example, rabbits or pheasants are common for Easter. The traditional sacrificial lamb actually only plays a role in the Greek Orthodox Church.
With us, the lamb shape is mainly found in baked Easter lamb again. Easter lambs made of chocolate also enjoy great popularity every year and are a popular gift – regardless of which Easter customs are otherwise cultivated.
Bake an Easter lamb
The lamb-shaped cake is a nice alternative for anyone who doesn't want to eat lamb for Easter – and simple too. The sweet lamb is a real traditional recipe alongside yeast braid and yeast wreath. We show you how to bake an Easter lamb.
As a rule, the Easter lamb is prepared from batter. If you want to experiment here, you can also use the dough Advocaat, Crushed nut's, rum, Amaretto or cocoa add. In addition, with our lemon lamb with meringue we have developed a great alternative that makes a powerful impression on the coffee table. A special cake mold for Easter lambs is of course indispensable to bring the lamb into the characteristic shape.
At Easter, more is allowed on the table. We have even more delicious recipes for Easter cake and Easter cake for you and show you different variants of carrot cake.
Do you want to learn more about Easter customs? We reveal where the Easter bunny comes from. You can also find more Easter recipes on our Pinterest wall. Not only a yeast braid an Easter recipe to fall in love with, but also muffins with eggnog. ?