Stollen (German Christmas Bread)

Recipe from Mimi

Ingredients

• 1 cup white raisins

• 1 cup of mixed candied red & green cherries and candied pineapple 

• ½ cup orange juice

• ¾ cup milk

• ½ cup sugar

• 1 tsp salt

• ½ cup butter

• 5 cups sifted flour

• 2 ½ Tbs yeast

• ½ cup very warm water

• ½ tsp sugar

• 2 eggs, beaten

• 1 tsp lemon rind

• 1 cup almonds

• ¼ tsp nutmeg

• Cinnamon

• Sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350˚ F.

Mix raisins, candies and orange juice together in bowl.

In saucepan, pour milk, sugar, salt and butter, scald then cool to luke-warm.

Proof yeast in warm water. Mix yeast mixture, milk, eggs and lemon rind.

Beat in 2 cups of flour.

Add fruits, nuts and nutmeg. Add flour just until dough pulls away from mixer bowl. Put in a large, greased bowl, let raise to double.

Punch down, divide into four loaves. Roll, brush with butter, sprinkle with cinnamon. Fold, raise to double again, brush top with butter. Bake for 18–20 minutes.