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Christmas Stollen

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Yield
Makes 2 loaves.
Category
Bread
Quickbreads, Coffee Cakes
Course
Desserts
Occasions
Christmas
Preparation Method
Bake
Sources
Yankee Magazine's Great New England Recipes

Christmas Stollen
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A lovely version of an old favorite. Decorate with whole candied cherries, and use other candied fruit pieces to make leaves and stems.

Ingredients
1 package (2-1/4 teaspoons) dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
2-1/4 cups flour
1 cup candied fruit mix or dried fruit mix
Butter
Icing (recipe follows)
Instructions

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Cream sugar, salt, and butter. Add egg and milk. Beat well. Blend in 1/2 cup flour, and let stand for a few minutes. Stir in dissolved yeast and water mixture. Beat in rest of flour and turn out on lightly floured board. Cover with clean towel and let rest for 10 minutes.

Knead dough until light and smooth. Place in greased bowl and cover with towel. Let rise until doubled in size, about 1-1/2 hours. Punch down. Let rise again, about 30 to 45 minutes.

Remove from bowl and divide in half. Place on floured surface and let rest about 10 minutes.

Flatten mounds and knead 1/2 cup candied fruit into each mound. Flatten into 2 ovals. Fold each over the long way. Press edges together firmly, so they will not spring open while baking. Mold each into a crescent shape and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.

Brush tops with butter. Cover and let rise until double, about 35 minutes.

Bake at 375°F in center of oven for 30 to 35 minutes.

ICING:

Ingredients
2 cups confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting
1 tablespoon butter, melted
3 tablespoons warm milk or cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla or lemon extract
Instructions

Combine all ingredients, and spread over warm loaf. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar, if desired.

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Comments

Ray Lewis (not verified)

2 years 5 months ago

My mother always made Poppy Seed Stollens at Christmas time, they were always a special treat. They were extra special to receive when I was deployed to Antarctica when I was in the Navy. Do you happen to have a recipe for them, being she is no longer here to teach me how to make one. I still have her old hand grinder that dates back to the 1930's. I want to try and make one. Thank you for your response .

Carolyn (not verified)

3 years 4 months ago

As I gathered the ingredients to make this stollen today, I realized that there is no amount listed for the butter in the dough. How much is necessary?

Hi, Carolyn. Happy new year. We are a little confused. The recipe lists 1/4 cup of butter for the stollen.

Don (not verified)

3 years 5 months ago

I’m wondering if I make this as 1 loaf instead of 2 will the cooking time be the same?

Always be sure to account for differences in pan sizes when considering cooking time. For example, if a recipe calls for using an 8–inch round cake pan and baking for 25 minutes, and you substitute a 9–inch pan, the cake may bake in only 20 minutes, since the batter forms a thinner layer in the larger pan. (Use a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake to test for doneness.)