Christmas Stollen

Name: Christmas Stollen
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: German, European
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp active dry yeast; 591 milliliters bread flour; 79 milliliters butter, softened; 79 milliliters red candied cherries, quartered; 158 milliliters diced candied citron; 1 Tbsp confectioners sugar; 79 milliliters currants; 1 large egg; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 170 grams marzipan; 158 milliliters warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C); 79 milliliters sultana raisins; 1 Tbsps salt; 79 milliliters white sugar

Christmas Stollen might be just the dessert you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 8. One serving contains 466 calories, 9g of protein, and 15g of fat. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. A mixture of ground cinnamon, salt, sultana raisins, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours.

Instructions

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk.

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Yeast

Milk

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Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture with the egg, white sugar, salt, butter, and 2 cups bread flour; beat well.

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Bread Flour

Granulated Sugar

Butter

Yeast

Salt

Egg

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Add the remaining flour, 1/4 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has begun to pull together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead in the currants, raisins, dried cherries, and citrus peel. Continue kneading until smooth, about 8 minutes.

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Dried Cherries

Currants

Raisins

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

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Dough

Cooking Oil

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Lightly grease a cookie sheet. Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.

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Dough

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Roll the marzipan into a rope and place it in the center of the dough. Fold the dough over to cover it; pinch the seams together to seal.

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Marzipan

Dough

Roll

Place the loaf, seam side down, on the prepared baking sheet. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), and bake for a further 30 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow loaf to cool on a wire rack. Dust the cooled loaf with confectioners' sugar, and sprinkle with the cinnamon.

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Powdered Sugar