A classic German fruit bread with nuts, spices, and dried fruit, traditionally eaten during the Christmas season.
Ingredients
- 500 g all-purpose flour
- 150 g butter softened
- 200 ml milk warmed
- 100 g sugar
- 1 packet yeast dry
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp lemon zest grated
- 200 g mixed dried fruit raisins, currants, etc.
- 100 g almonds chopped
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 50 g icing sugar for dusting
- 100 g marzipan rolled into a log
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix the yeast with warm milk and a spoonful of sugar. Let it sit for 10 minutes.
- Add the flour, remaining sugar, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and softened butter to the yeast mixture. Knead into a dough.
- Fold in the dried fruit, nuts, and cinnamon. Knead until all are combined evenly.
- Cover the dough with a cloth and let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until it doubles in size.
- Punch down the dough and roll it out into a rectangle. Place the marzipan log in the center and fold the dough over it.
- Place the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Let it rise for another 30 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Bake the stollen for 1 hour or until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool slightly before dusting generously with icing sugar.
- Slice and serve the stollen at room temperature.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 290kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 70mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 3gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 350IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 2mg