Nonna Antoinette Capodicci’s Neapolitan Easter Meat and Cheese Ring

To most Neapolitans, the casatiello is a sacred Easter tradition. A rustic, savory, leavened bread is bathed in lard and filled with meats and cheeses; it carries great religious symbolism for the Easter holiday. The flour that makes the bread signifies the body of Christ, the eggs on top represent new life, and the strips of dough holding the eggs, Jesus’ crown of thorns. Even its ring shape symbolizes infinity. Though it possesses great significance, most importantly, the casatiell