Stollen

Stollen

A stollen is a rich fruit loaf, typical for the festive season. This recipe is based on a Dresdner Christmas stollen recipe from an old cookbook1. I reduced the amounts of butter, raisins and candied peel by half compared to the original.

Ingredients

  • 50 g raisins (I used a cereal topper mix)
  • 100 g candied orange/lemon peel
  • 300 g marzipan
  • 7 g dried yeast
  • 700 g white flour
  • 0.25 l milk
  • 150 g butter (I used a mixture of butter and vegetable oil)
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 50 g butter to spread on top of the loaf after baking
  • 2-3 tablespoons icing sugar

Preparation

The preparation is quite similar to making bread.

  • Put the flour and salt in a bowl.
  • Make a hollow in the middle and put in the yeast, 2 tablespoons sugar and some water.
  • Cover with a teatowel and let the yeast do its work for 10 minutes or so.
  • Mix the butter in with the milk (I heated it to a little above room temperature in the microwave).
  • Add the mixture to the flour and knead into a smooth dough. You may need add a little bit water if it is too dry.
  • Leave to rise, covered, for 30 minutes.
  • Quickly knead in the raisins and candied peel.
  • Flatten the dough, shape the marzipan into a roll and fold the dough over it.
  • Leave to rise, covered, for another 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven on 200°C; bake for 15 minutes at 200°C, then 1 hour at 180°C.
  • While it’s still hot, spread butter on top and sprinkle on the icing sugar.
  1. A Dutch translation of a German cookbook, now long out of print: “De heerlijkste gerechten” by Annette Wolter, Culinaire boekerij, 1988. 


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