Christmas Stollen
The recipe Christmas Stollen is ready in around 45 minutes and is definitely a tremendous vegetarian option for lovers of European food. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 24. One serving contains 176 calories, 4g of protein, and 5g of fat. It works well as a very affordable dessert for Christmas. A mixture of orange juice, brandy, nutmeg, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.
Instructions
Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.
Combine 75 ounces (about 3 1/2 cups) flour, salt, and nutmeg.
Combine orange juice and brandy; microwave at HIGH 45 seconds.
Add cherries, raisins, and apricots; let stand for 20 minutes.
Combine warm milk, granulated sugar, and yeast; let stand for 5 minutes. Stir butter and 2 eggs into yeast mixture. Stir in juice mixture, 1/2 cup citron, almonds, and rind.
Add flour mixture to yeast mixture, stirring until a soft dough forms. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead 5 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic, adding remaining 1/4 cup flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands (dough will feel sticky).
Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (8
1 hour or until doubled in size. Punch dough down. Divide dough into 2 equal portions; roll each into an 11 x 8-inch oval. Fold 1 short end toward center; fold other short end toward center until it overlaps first end.
Place loaves, seam side down, on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Cover and let rise 1 hour or until doubled in size.
Combine 1 tablespoon milk and 1 egg. Uncover dough; brush gently with milk mixture.
Bake at 350 for 32 minutes or until golden. Cool on wire racks.
Combine 1 tablespoon milk and powdered sugar, stirring until smooth; drizzle over loaves.