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Sliced Stollen Recipe loaf dusted with powdered sugar, showing pieces of dried fruit like raisins and candied orange peel inside.

Stollen Recipe

A tender, buttery German Christmas Stollen Recipe filled with rum-soaked fruits, almonds, and a ribbon of marzipan. This family recipe dates back to 1962 and tastes even better after resting a few days a true holiday tradition.
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Holiday Bread
Cuisine: European, German
Keyword: Best stollen recipe, Betty Crocker Stollen recipe, Cherry stollen recipe easy, Easy stollen recipe, Marzipan stollen recipe, Stollen ingredients, Stollen recipes Allrecipes, Traditional stollen recipe
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Rising Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 360kcal
Cost: $15

Equipment

  • 1 Stand mixer with dough hook (Speeds up kneading)
  • 1 Large mixing bowls (For dough and fruit soaking)
  • 1 Clean kitchen towel (Cover dough while rising)
  • 1 Baking sheets (Line with parchment)
  • 1 Instant-read thermometer (Internal temp should reach 190°F)
  • 1 Parchment paper (Prevents sticking)

Ingredients

  • 4 ½ cups All-purpose flour - May need a bit more or less
  • 2 ¼ teaspoon Active dry yeast - One packet
  • ¾ cup Whole milk - Warmed to lukewarm
  • ½ cup Granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup Unsalted butter - Softened
  • 2 large Eggs - Room temperature
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ground cardamom - Adds warm spice
  • ½ teaspoon Ground mace - Nutmeg substitute works too
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon zest - Freshly grated
  • 1 tablespoon Orange zest - Freshly grated

Filling

  • 7 oz Marzipan - Rolled into log
  • ½ cup Golden raisins - Soaked overnight
  • ½ cup Dried currants - Soaked overnight
  • ½ cup Candied citrus peel - Chopped
  • ¼ cup Candied cherries - Chopped
  • ¼ cup Slivered almonds - Toasted optional
  • ½ cup Dark rum - or orange juice

Finish

  • ½ cup Melted butter - For brushing hot loaves
  • ½ cup Powdered sugar - For coating
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract - Optional for brushing

Instructions

  • Chop the candied fruits and soak them in rum overnight.
    A bowl of mixed dried fruits and raisins being soaked with melted butter or rum poured over them.
  • Warm milk, mix with yeast, butter, eggs, sugar, and spices.
    Mixing dough ingredients in a bowl — flour, butter, and golden syrup or honey being combined.
  • Let the dough rise for 90 minutes until it doubles in size.
    Stollen dough resting and rising in a bowl covered with a blue cloth.
  • Punch down dough, knead in soaked fruits and almonds.
    Hands shaping a dough log filled with almonds and raisins on a floured surface.
  • Roll dough, fold over marzipan, and seal the edges.
    Sliced Stollen Recipe loaf dusted with powdered sugar, showing pieces of dried fruit like raisins and candied orange peel inside.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 100g | Calories: 360kcal (18%) | Carbohydrates: 45g (15%) | Protein: 6g (12%) | Fat: 17g (26%) | Saturated Fat: 9g (56%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 65mg (22%) | Sodium: 120mg (5%) | Potassium: 180mg (5%) | Fiber: 2g (8%) | Sugar: 20g (22%) | Vitamin A: 480IU (10%) | Vitamin C: 2mg (2%) | Calcium: 45mg (5%) | Iron: 1.8mg (10%)
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