Recipe

Traditional German Christmas Stollen Recipe

	Rescue_ranger / All my dishes 12 months ago A traditional German Christmas Stolen passed down through the ages in my family, originally recipe was with out the marzipan mid “1700” but at some point in the “1800” a relative added the Marzipan to the recipe and it has remained ever sinc... More Prep:120m Cook:45m Servings:14	Rescue_rang
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Ingredients

2 cakes (0.6 ounce each) compressed yeast

1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons lukewarm milk

3 1/3 cups flour

1 stick (4 ounces) butter, room temperature

1 stick (4 ounces) margarine, room temperature

2/3 cup sugar

2 teaspoons salt

3 1/3 cups flour

Grated peel of 1 lemon

1/2 teaspoon each butter flavoring and almond extract

1 cup sliced almonds

1 cup raisins, washed and soaked in rum overnight

1/2 cup each candied lemon, and orange peels

½ cup quartered candied cherries

Marzipan recipe:

1 pound almonds, blanched, peeled and coarsely chopped

3 large egg whites at room temperature

¼ Tsp salt

2 Tbls of rosewater, if unavailable use 4 tsp almond extract or vanilla

3 to 4 cups of powdered sugar

Directions

Crumble yeast into lukewarm milk and stir until dissolved. Stir in 3 1/3 cups flour. Cover and let rise 20 minutes.

In large mixer bowl, beat together the butter, margarine, sugar, salt, 3 1/3 cups flour, grated lemon peel and flavorings. (Mixture will be very stiff). Add yeast mixture and mix well at slow speed until well combined. Add almonds, drained raisins and candied peels. Let dough rest for 30 minutes until increased in volume by about 1/4.

Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. 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. Place the loaf, seam side down, Repeat with second half of dough.

Transfer breads to greased baking sheets seam side down. Cover and let rise about 30 to 40 minutes or until dough has increased in volume by 1/4. Bake at 330 F. about 45 minutes, until golden brown and a knitting needle inserted into bread comes out clean. Wash with melted butter. Sift with confectioner's sugar.

Marzipan Preparation:

Grind the almonds in a blender or coffee grinder -- or with a mortar and pestle -- until they resemble a fine powder.

In a bowl, beat the egg whites with salt until frothy. Add the vanilla, almond extract or rosewater.

Sift in the first 3 cups of powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, kneading the mass in the bowl after each addition. Add just enough of the last cup of powdered sugar to form smooth, pliable dough that is not too sticky.

Divide the dough into portions and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Keep refrigerated in an airtight container up to 8 weeks

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Comments

momo_55grandma 12 months ago said:
What a super awsome Stollen thanks rescue ranger a fantastic recipe

22566 12 months ago said:
One delightful recipe,making a person feel of nobility~~~One thing in life that does get better with age....Now....if only my name was "Stollen" I would have it made.

Thank-you for sharing your beloved family recipe.

Hope you are having a good day.

Kind Regards
J.

linspj 12 months ago said:
An older aunt in my former in-laws' family and who passed away several years ago, made this every Christmas. Thank you for helping me to recall a lovely memory and for the wonderful post.

ttaaccoo 12 months ago said:
Thank you Ranger for this family recipe. Stollen is an indescribable delicacy. Hope I can pull it off! happy cooking!! trish

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