Christmas stollen (1 stollen á 750g)

(for 1kg stollen multiply the recipe with 1,4) Ingredients dough:

60g

10g vanilla sugar

1 egg

125g lukewarm milk

40g soft margarine

2 g

275g Mix B

5g dry yeast or 12g fresh yeast

Ingredients stollen fruits:

90g (wash beforehand and squeeze out. Even if the package states it is washed)

90g (chopped) (or: 90g whole almonds: wash, dry and chop by hand)

25g candied orange

25g candied lemon peel

25g rum

(If desired a ready to use mixture can be used. If no candied fruit is desired substitute half with raisins and almonds.)

To finish off:

100g butter

Powdered sugar

Needed work material:

Food processor ( machine), stollen-pan, brush, various bowls, powdered sugar, fine sifter

Baking time and temperature: 60min, 170°fan/circulating air (180° top-/bottom heat)

Preparations:

First: Wash and squeeze raisins. Combine with almonds, candied orange- and lemon peel in a small bowl, add the rum and mix well. Let it soak until the dough is almost ready, the alcohol will vanish while , rum-aroma is not suitable.

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Add the ingredients in the given order to the kneading bowl. Use the dough hook on low speed for 30-45min. Knead the dough on medium speed for 5 minutes. Shortly before the end of kneading time: Add the stollen fruit and mix until everything is spread evenly.

Form the dough into a ball then roll long. Grease the stollen-pan thinly add the dough into the pan. Press the dough flat, cover the pan and give the dough 60min. proofing time.

In the meantime: Preheat the to 170°C fan/circulating air (180°C top-/bottom heat).

After proofing place, the pan into the oven and bake for 45minutes. If a thick crust is desired, extend the baking time by 5min.

Place the stollen without the pan onto a baking paper. Melt and heat up 100g butter (either in the microwave or onto the stove). Brush the stollen twice with the butter. If desired roll in sugar. Let the stollen cool down and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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