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