Christmas Festive Stollen

By kenashley55

This is a German Christmas fruity bread. It is rich and delicious with marzipan in the centre

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Seasonal flapjacks

Christmas Shortbread

Ingredients

15g fresh yeast / 1 teaspoon dried yeast
200ml. milk
1 egg
75g sugar
1 pinch of salt
75g butter
400g strong plain flour
100g dried mixed fruits
50g chopped walnut
100g mixed peel
200g marzipan
Icing sugar for dusting

Details

servings 10
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 55mins
Cooking time 40mins
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Dissolve yeast in warm milk and a teaspoon of sugar. Leave to stand for about 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture with the egg, sugar, salt, butter, and flour; beat well.

Step 2

When the dough has begun to pull together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead in the mixed fruits, walnuts and mixed peel. Continue kneading until smooth.
Place the dough in a lightly oil large bowl. Cover with a damp cloth and let the dough rise in a warm place until doubled in volume for about ¾ hour.

Step 3

Knock the dough down and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the marzipan into a sausage and place it in the centre of the dough. Fold the dough over to cover it; pinch the seams together to seal.
Place the loaf, seam side down, on the prepared greased baking tray. Cover and leave to rise in a warn place until doubled in volume.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven 180C/ Gas 4 for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 150 C / Gas mark 2 and bake for a further 30 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown.
Allow the stollen to cool on a wire cooling rack. Dust with icing sugar.