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- From: aviva@excelan (Aviva Garrett)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Stollen
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- Date: 19 Dec 86 02:58:05 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE STOLLEN B "4 Dec 86" 1986
- .RZ "STOLLEN" "Traditional German Christmas bread"
- Germans traditionally eat Stollen around Christmastime.
- This recipe comes from someone I went to school with.
- She, and her parents, who are from southern Germany, recommended
- it as quite an authentic recipe.
- It is indeed a very tasty and rich bread.
- .IH "Makes 1 large or 2 small loaves"
- .IG "\(14 oz" "active dried yeast" "7 g"
- (1 package)
- .IG "\(34 cup" "warm water" "180 ml"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "granulated sugar" "100 g"
- .IG "3" "large eggs"
- .IG "1" "egg yolk"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "soft butter" "120 g"
- .IG "3 \(12 cups" "flour" "350 g"
- .IG "1 cup" "chopped blanched almonds" "115 g"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "citronat (candied lemon peel)," "60 g"
- cut into small pieces
- .IG "\(12 cup" "orangenat (candied orange peel)," "70 g"
- cut into small pieces
- .IG "\(12 cup" "raisins" "75 g"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "grated lemon peel" "15 ml"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Dissolve the yeast in the water and proof it.
- .SK 2
- Add the sugar, eggs, egg yolk, butter and half of the flour.
- Beat for 10 minutes.
- .SK 3
- Blend in the remaining flour, nuts, fruits, and peel.
- .SK 4
- Let rise about 1\(12 hours, until doubled.
- .SK 5
- Punch down, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
- .SK 6
- Knead the dough.
- .SK 7
- Roll into one or two rectangles, butter it, and fold over the edges
- to make a rolled loaf.
- .SK 8
- Place on a greased cookie sheet with the folded edges down.
- Spread with a combination of 1 egg white and
- .AB "1 Tbsp" "15 ml"
- water.
- Let rise until doubled in size (45 to 60 minutes).
- .SK 9
- Bake 30\-35 minutes at
- .TE 375 190
- until golden brown.
- .NX
- My loaves of stollen come out somewhat wide and short. Some traditionalists
- make them long and narrow.
- You can also make them in normal bread pans instead of on
- cookies sheets, in which case you should increase the baking time somewhat.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- moderate.
- .I Time:
- hand-on time: 30 minutes;
- rising times: 1 \(12 hours + overnight + 1 hour;
- baking time: 30-35 minutes.
- .I Precision:
- measure the ingredients, though you can experiment with the fruits and nuts.
- .WR
- Aviva Garrett
- Santa Cruz, California, USA
- Excelan, Inc., San Jose, California
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