Christmas Stollen

Ingredients

240 ml milk
26 gr granulated sugar
1 gr salt
1 package dry yeast
60 ml warm water
650 gr sifted all-purpose flour
65 gr candied
65 gr candied cherries
95 gr slivered almonds
1 lemon
170 gr seedless raisins
2 eggs
1 gr nutmeg
1 gr cinnamon
130 gr sifted confectioners sugar
30 ml water
100 gr granulated sugar
120 ml warm water

Instructions

the flour. Beat dough with electric mixer or egg beater until smooth. Cover bowl with cloth towel; let dough rise in a warm place 1 hour and 30 minutes or until double in bulk. Punch down dough in bowl; fold in citron, cherries, almonds, lemon rind and raisins. Add eggs, 0.75 cup ( 1.5 sticks) of the softened butter and the nutmeg. Stir in 3 more cups flour; mix dough until smooth. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead, working in enough of remaining flour to make dough smooth and elastic. Divide dough into halves; roll each portion into an oval, about 1 cm thick. In a small saucepan, melt remaining butter; brush it over ovals. In a small bowl, combine cinnamon with remaining 2 Tablespoon granulated sugar; sprinkle mixture over ovals. Fold ovals in half, lengthwise. Place them on buttered baking sheet. Twist ends of each oval toward each other to form a crescent. Loosely cover ovals with wax paper and a cloth towel. Let Stollen rise in a warm place about 1 hour or until double in bulk. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake Stollen 45 minutes or until golden. In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar with enough of the hot water to make a thick icing. Dribble icing over hot Stollen; let Stollen cool before slicing. Makes 1 Stollen.