stollen

Ingredients stollen

For Marzipan
75 g almond powder
25 g sugar
25 g granulated sugar
1/2 egg white
For Bread dough
175 g all-purpose flour*
25 g butter or margarine
lemon peel of 1/2 lemon
90 ml milk
1 pinch salt
1/4 tsp spices of your choice
1/2 tsp active east
nuts (walnuts hazel nuts etc.) and dried fruits (raisins orange peel apricot etc.)
*you can mix bread flour and pastry flour

how to make stollen

Prepare the marzipan. Mix the almond powder, sugar and granulated sugar.

Add the egg white and mix well until the dough until it sticks together.

Wrap in plastic wrap and make a bar (about 20-25 cm long). Store in a fridge.

Prepare the bread dough. Mix all the ingredients except for dried fruits and nuts. And knead well. Then, add the fruits and nuts. Let it rise in a warm place until the size doubles.

Spread the dough to 25-30cm long. Place the marzipan bar slightly to your side from the center. and fold from the other side to your side to cover the marzipan. Use some water to stick the both ends of the dough.

Let it rise in a warm place for about 30-60 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200 C.

Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes. Turn in the middle if necessary.

Sprinkle powdered sugar.