Easter Lamb: Best Recipes, Also Vegan and Gluten-Free

Along with Easter bread and Easter eggs, Easter lambs are an important part of Easter. We present a recipe for the pastry and also present a gluten-free and vegan version.

A classic Easter lamb recipe

Our first recipe for you is for a classic Easter lamb. We explain which ingredients are needed and the step-by-step procedure.

Ingredients for Easter Lamb:

• 80g butter
• 70g sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 2 eggs
• some lemon zest
• 125g flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking powder
• 2 Tablespoons of milk
• some powdered sugar

1. When all the ingredients are together, the preparation begins. First, butter is creamed with a hand mixer. Added sugar and vanilla sugar. Everything is stirred until a uniform mass is formed.
2. The next step is to add the eggs. To do this, take one egg at a time, beat it into a butter-sugar mixture, mix it all together and then continue with the next egg in the same way.
3. Then add some lemon zest, the sifted flour, the baking powder, and the milk to the bowl. Now mix all the ingredients well together until you get a nice dough.
4. The lamb mold should now be sprinkled with butter and breadcrumbs so that the dough does not stick to the mold. The oven is heated to 200 degrees top/bottom heat. Now the form can be filled out. It should only be about two-thirds full, otherwise, the batter may overflow.
5. The lamb is then baked in the oven for 40 minutes. After that, you should let it cool down completely, and then you can carefully release it from its shape. It is then dusted with powdered sugar and is ready to be eaten.

Easter lamb: A gluten-free variant

Gluten-free recipe versions are essential, especially for people with celiac disease. Here we present a gluten-free Easter lamb recipe.

Ingredients for Easter Lamb:

• 100g butter
• 80g sugar
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbsp rum
• 60g ground hazelnuts
• 60g gluten-free flour
• 60g gluten-free starch
• 1.5 tsp baking powder
• some powdered sugar

1. After all the ingredients are together, it’s time to prepare the Easter lamb. First, butter, sugar, and vanilla sugar are stirred for a few minutes until fluffy. Then the pinch of salt as well as the eggs and the rum are added and stirred again for a short time.
2. The dry ingredients flour, starch, baking powder, and hazelnuts are added at the same time. Then everything is mixed vigorously again until a smooth dough forms.
3. The form is greased with butter and dusted with flour to prevent the dough from sticking. The oven is preheated to 170 degrees with top and bottom heat.
4. The Easter lamb is filled with dough and can bake in the oven for about 40 minutes. It should then cool down, then slowly be removed from the mold and covered with powdered sugar or icing.