Name: Christmas Stollen
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 1 Portionen
Ingredients: 400 g Flour; 100 g Almonds; 150 g Sugar; 1 Päckchen Vanilla sugar; 1 Prise Salt; 150 g Butter, soft; 1 Stück Egg; 1 Würfel Yeast; 1 TL Sugar; 100 ml Milk; 250 g Raisins; 50 g Candied lemon peel; 50 g Candied orange peel; 50 ml Rum; 50 g Butter, melted; Powdered sugar

Cook Time

3 h

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Prep Time

60 Min

Description

This Christmas Stollen is a traditional yeast pastry, especially popular during the Christmas season. Filled with raisins, candied lemon peel, candied orange peel, and almonds, it offers a rich taste. Preparation takes about 3 hours, including the resting time for the dough. The recipe makes one stollen and is ideal for festive occasions or as a sweet treat with coffee.

Ingredients (16 ingredients)

400 g Flour
100 g Almonds
150 g Sugar
1 Päckchen Vanilla sugar
1 Prise Salt
150 g Butter, soft
1 Stück Egg
1 Würfel Yeast
1 TL Sugar
100 ml Milk
250 g Raisins
50 g Candied lemon peel
50 g Candied orange peel
50 ml Rum
50 g Butter, melted
Powdered sugar

Preparation (8 steps)

Chop almonds

Thermomix® Setting

8 sec/Speed 6

Place 100 g almonds in the mixing bowl and chop for 8 sec./speed 6. Transfer and set aside.

8 sec

Prepare yeast

Thermomix® Setting

2 min/99°F/Speed 2 99°F

Put 100 ml milk, 1 cube of yeast and 1 tsp sugar in the mixing bowl and heat for 2 min./37°C/speed 2.

2 min

Prepare dough

Thermomix® Setting

3 min/Kneading speed

Put 400 g flour, 150 g sugar, 1 packet of vanilla sugar, 1 pinch of salt, 150 g soft butter in pieces, 1 egg and the prepared yeast-milk mixture in the mixing bowl and knead for 3 min./kneading stage to form a dough.

3 min

Let the dough rise

Transfer the dough to a bowl and let it rise, covered, in a warm place for about 1 hour, until the volume has doubled.

Prepare filling

Add 250 g raisins, 50 g candied lemon peel, 50 g candied orange peel, 50 ml rum and the chopped almonds to the dough. Knead well with your hands.

Shape stollen

Roll out the dough on a floured work surface to form an oval. Roll out one side a little thicker and place it over the other side to create the typical stollen shape. Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.