Yes, another yeast Christmas bread. This time we’re talking a trip to Germany to enjoy a slice of Stollen also known as Weihnachtsstollen or Christstollen.
Stollen, in a quick definition, is the yeast version of the American fruit cake. Most of the time it has a log of marzipan baked inside it. It contains chopped fruit, chopped candied peel, sometimes chopped nuts (not mine) the log of marzipan and is flavored with fresh ground cardamom and or cinnamon. Sometimes finely grated citrus peel is added. Unlike the Romanian swirl bread, the bread itself is not a very sweet one, the sweetness is given by the dried fruit and also by the powder sugar sprinkled on top. Optional you can mix a powder sugar with few drops of water to make a thick icing and pour it over the bread.
I’ve also made a Panettone but time is running short and I won’t be able to share the recipe with you until the end of #25recipestoXmas. Can you believe today is day 23? Two more recipes to go and some amazing gifts!
And speaking of gifts, the lovely people at Silpat are offering to one lucky reader a half-size Silpain. Never heard of Silpain? It’s a little different than Silpat.
Silpain is made specially for baking bread. Just like Silpat it’s a non-stick mat but it has a gazillion of mini-holes allowing the water from the dough to seep through it on the baking sheet giving the bread a great crusty finish (now you can have a bottom crust as well, not just the top!)
For the giveaway details please scroll to the bottom of this post.
Stollen - A slightly sweet German yeast bread packed with rum soaked fruit and marzipan. Dusted with powder sugar for a winter look.
Ingredients
- 2 cups (240 grams) white whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 cups (180 grams) bread flour
- 1/3 cup lukewarm water
- 2 tsp (7 grams) dry yeast
- 1 cup dried fruit (raising, cranberries, chopped apricots, chopped citrus peel) (nuts can be added also)
- 2 tsp rum (or 2 tbsp if you prefer)
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground cardamom (half of it can be replaced with cinnamon if you prefer)
- 1/4 cup (56 grams) butter (melted and cooled)
- 2 eggs
- ~ 1/3 cup water
- 150 grams marzipan
- powder sugar
Instructions
- In a small bowl place the dried fruit (and nuts if you're using) and the rum. Cover with plastic foil and leave for a couple of hours or even overnight.
- In a mixing bowl sift or whisk the two flours. Make a well in the middle and pour 1/3 cup lukewarm water. Sprinkle the dry yeast on top and let it at room temperature until the yeast has dissolved and bubbles start to appear.
- In another bowl lightly beat the two eggs, mix in the sugar, melted butter (make sure it's cooled so the eggs don't scramble) salt and cardamom (and cinnamon if using)
- Add the dough hook to the mixer and add the wet ingredients to the yeast mixture. When everything is mixed in add the fruit with any remaining liquid (I had none, but if you're using 2 tbsp rum you might have some drops left) and slowly add enough water to make an elastic soft dough that cleans itself from the sides of the bowl. (I had to add 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp of water)
- Take the dough out and place it in a greased clean bowl. Cover with plastic foil and leave at room temperature until doubled in volume.
- Take the dough out and shape it into an 13X9 inch oval. Place the marzipan log in the middle and cover, lengthwise, with the other half.
- Place the bread onto a baking sheet, cover with plastic foil and let it rise again for 25-30 minutes.
- In the meantime heat the oven to 375F.
- Bake the bread for about 30 minutes until the crust is nicely browned.
- As soon as you take it out of the oven brush it with butter (optional).
- Leave to cool and just before serving sprinkle heavily with powder sugar.
- Enjoy!
For other Christmas treats check out #25recipestoXmas. You can also see the gallery on Pinterest or on Google+
Also, you might want to check out my friend Abeer’s Christmas Extravaganza
1. Poppy seed roll (Makowiec) from Raven at Ravienomnoms
2. Annabelle’s ginger crisps from Liz at That Skinny Chick Can Bake
3. Chocolate cranberry skillet cake from Sandra at Sandra’s Easy Cooking
4. Chocolate cookies with candied fruit slices from Kate at Diethood
5. Pistachio and cardamom semifreddo with rose cream from Manu at Manu’s Menu
6. Rose syrup chocolate bark from Abeer at Cakewhiz
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And now the giveaway part!
To enter the giveaway use the rafflecopter form below. Please leave the mandatory comment or the other entries will be deleted.
The giveaway is sponsored by Silpat. I was given a free Silpain to use in my kitchen. Opinions are all mine.
The giveaway is open until December 31st at 11:59 p.m. EST. The giveaway is only open to U.S. residents. Be sure a valid email address is included with your mandatory comment. Winner will be announced on this post. I will email the winner and if the winner doesn’t respond in 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen. Good luck!
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What a great looking stollen. You got a great rise. Really nice!
My favorite thing to do on Christmas morning is to watch my daughter open her gifts from Santa! She gets so excited!
My favorite thing to do on Christmas morning is spend time with my spouse. I try to have some yummy sweet baked goods prepared for us so there’s no work, and we exchange gifts. Very low-key, very pleasant.
I just started making “overnight” breakfasts, so now I love having a yummy breakfast for my family ready in the moning ,but being able to relax and enjoy every moment around the tree.
I can’t wait to have Christmas Eve dinner with all of my family!
My favorite thing to do Xmas morning would be “Drink lots of Coffee” and Bake. So I sure could use this Silpain. That would be a very nice Xmas gift for me. Thank you for sponsoring and Happy Holidays to you.
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I love to watch our kiddos open gifts from Santa and enjoy a delicious breakfast!
Make breakfast for my family, after the gifts have been opened.
Watching the parades on TV, after opening gifts.
Christmas is so much nicer now that we have a granddaughter! She’s only 16 months, so not into Santa yet, but wait til next year!
What a spectacular Stollen, Roxana! I’ve never had one filled with marzipan…I think it’s time!!! So fun celebrating this Christmas Extravaganza with you!!! xo
My favorite thing to do on Christmas morning is eat breakfast with the family.
Guess I better answer the question ’cause I think I need a Silpain
I like to enjoy a quiet, leisurely morning with the tree lit and my cup of tea (my big kids don’t get up till after noon!!!).
We have a breakfast casserole that is put together the night before, set in the fridge, and baked in the morning. We have a leisurely breakfast of this casserole and a sweet bread or cinnamon rolls and relax for a bit before opening presents. It’s a wonderful, fulfilling way to start the day.
my favorite thing to do on christmas morning is have a fancy breakfast with pancakes, waffles, hot cocoas, croissants and all sorts of other goodies…hehehe
thanks alot for bringing your stollen bread to my christmas extravaganza hun. i had never heard of this bread until now so it was truly something new and special!
I love having a relaxing day and eating good food!
This bread looks wonderful! I love the marzipan peeking through the center!
My favorite thing to do is open presents!
My very favorite thing to do at Christmas is watching my 5 little grandchildren running down the stairs to see the Christmas tree lite up with all their presents underneath! I sleep on their couch on Christmas Eve just so I can capture that moment! I did that last yr and in the fall they were already begging me to sleep over this yr. Lol.
This looks really awesome!
I enjoy on Christmas morning reading the birth of baby Jesus story from the Bible. Watching the kids open presents is also lots of fun!
What a gorgeous bread, I love the log of marzipan in the middle!
Favorite thing on Christmas morning – presents of course!
watch the little ones open presents
I love the sausage bake my mom makes
Love to have some fresh coffee and watch the kids tear into their gifts!
My favorite thing to do on Christmas is be with the family. Laughing, watching the children open presents and eating good food. Oh and not to be forgotten baking lots of delicious deserts is what I love to do.I love family time during the holidays. BTW the stolen looks delicious
It would be wonderful to win a silpat.
enjoy my family opening presents and drink a good cup of coffee
My favorite thing to do on Christmas morning is open stocking with my family!
Sleep late on christmas morning
Beautiful stollen, I love my silpats! I love opening my stocking on Christmas morning!
I love watching my children open their presents from their dad. He amazes them every year!
YUM! And I can just taste that marzipan!
I love watching my dog play with his new toys and treats from his stocking while my husband and I enjoy extra large cups of coffee!!
The family gathers and we have a big Christmas brunch!
You know I have never had a stollen, but this sure is beautiful!
I love to cook a fabulous breakfast for my family after we enjoy the total chaos if gift opening. Christmas has such wonderful memories for me and I try to create those for my children.
Fave thing to do on Christmas morning is BAKE!!! and drink my coffee and while the kids are opening presents, I’ll snap some photos!
can’t wait!
My favorite thing is to hang around all day with my little family.
First time on this site but i love these.
Open presents. The kid in me still lives on
I love to watch my nephews open their gifts.
I’m gluten/dairy/corn free. Would luv a Silpat!
My favorite thing to do on Christmas morning is gather in the living room with all of the kids. It’s a great time to spend some time as a family.
I sleep in on Christmas morning. Basically it’s a lazy day.
Watch my family open Christmas gifts.
To wake up my kidlet (now 16) and still see the excitement on her face!!
Stollen has been a viral recipe and very popular this year! Yours looks great!
Beautiful looking Stollen.
Thanks for sharing the recipe/instructions
On Christmas morning I love to wake up and open some presents with my fiancee, then we go to his mom’s house to open presents there and have Christmas brunch
I don’t need a silpat but just wanted to say that bread is gorgeous!
My favorite thing to do on Christmas is to turn the tree lights on and just stand there with my coffee looking at the perfect tree with all the perfectly wrapped presents underneath while Christmas music is playing and the Yule log is on the TV.
My favorite Christmas Morning tradition would have to be baking /eating orange rolls. A tradition passed to me from my Mom.
On Christmas morning I love watching everyone open up their stockings!
I love to enjoy our big family breakfast with nieces, nephews, brothers, sisters and mom and dad.
my favorite thing to do Christmas morning is to watch my daughters open presents, then play with them.
I just love stollen and yours is perfect! I can’t wait to see your panettone
Your Stollen is beautiful! It was a joy to have my grandson here with us this year on Christmas morning.
Christmas morning my brother and I always get up really early and head down to ogle the tree and presents and just be generally excited!
I hope you had an amazing Christmas Roxana!
Hi Kayle,
Happy New Year! You’re off to a great start! You just won the Silpat giveaway. Please send me your address to send your Silpain baking mat your way asap!
Roxana
I like to make breakfast and watch my daughter open her gifts. The stollen looks perfect. I’d like to try it toasted!
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