Fröhliche Weihnachten!
Today I will be posting a recipe that is near and dear to my heart. The good German that is me demands this at Christmas time. Now, this is a food that you can buy at all times of the year. However, I find it best to eat it at Christmas. So, today I present to you Weihnachten Stollen! I hope you enjoy this super traditional German food.
Ingredients
· 1 ½ cups warm milk at 115°F
· 2 packages active dry yeast
· 6 ½ cups unbleached flour, divided
· 1 ½ cups butter
· ¾ cup sugar
· 3 eggs
· ¾ teaspoon salt
· ¾ teaspoon grated lemon peel
· ½ pound raisins
· ½ pound chopped almonds
· ½ cup chopped candied fruit
· 3 tablespoons butter, melted
· 1 ¼ cups of confectioners’ sugar
· ¼ cup of lemon juice
· 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
· 2 sheets of rolled marzipan
Directions
· Combine milk and yeast
· Let stand 3-5 minutes
· Add 1 cup flour and mix well
· Cover and let rest in a warm place until light and foamy or about 1 hour.
· In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar
· Beat in eggs, one at a time
· Add salt and lemon peel
· Stir in the yeast mixture and enough remaining flour to form a soft dough
· Knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes
· Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
· Punch dough down; knead in raisins, nuts and fruit
· Divide into two parts and roll each into an oval
· Fold each in half lengthwise and place on a greased baking sheet
· Brush with melted butter
· Cover and allow loaves to rise until almost doubled, about 45 minutes.
· Bake at 350°F for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown
· Cool on wire racks
· Combine confectioners’ sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract
· Brush on tops of cooled loaves.
· Cover each with a sheet of marzipan
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