Christmas Stollen

1. 

raisins 3.5 oz (100 g) • rum

Wash the raisins and pour in the rum till the top.

2. 

candied fruits 3.5 oz (100 g)

Add candied fruits into the raisins, blend and let this delicacy to marinate in the rum :)

3. 

semi skimmed milk 1,5% 10 tbsp (150 ml) • sugar granulated 1 oz (30 g) • fresh yeast 1 oz (30 g)

Add sugar and yeasts into the warm milk. Let the starter raise.

4. 

all-purpose flour / plain flour 7 oz (200 g) • flour medium 7 oz (200 g) • egg yolk 3 pcs • unsalted butter 5.25 oz (150 g) • powdered sugar 2 oz (60 g) • lemon peel 1 tbsp

Into the bowl put both kinds of flours, add egg yolks, soften butter, sugar, grated lemon zest and pour the starter in.

5. 

Knead dough and let it raise covered for an hour in a warm place.

6. 

Pour off the rum which is not soaked into the raisins and fruit. Drink the rum :) and add raisins with fruit into the dough.

7. 

almond crisps 3.5 oz (100 g) • ground walnuts 1.75 oz (50 g)

Add chopped almonds (eventually almond flakes) and ground walnuts.

8. 

Knead well again, cover and let it raise for half an hour.

9. 

Place the proof dough on the baking paper in size of the tray. Slightly roll out the dough into the oval shape. With the help of the paper fold first one and then other side into the center.

10. 

Replace the stollen also with the paper on the baking tray.

11. 

Cover with aluminium foil and bake in preheated oven at 355°F (180°C) for about 45 minutes. Remove the foil for last 10 minutes of baking.

12. 

unsalted butter 3.5 oz (100 g)

Spread thoroughly melted butter onto the baked hot stollen.

13. 

powdered sugar

Then sprinkle with sieved icing sugar so pretty thick sugar layer should be formed. Thanks to butter the sugar sticks well on the stollen.

14. 

Let it cool and you can serve. Keep it in a closed box.