Description
My great-grandmother’s recipe for stollen, a German Holiday Bread. Most people put frosting on top, but I don’t.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups milk
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- ¾ cup butter
- 1 (.25 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- ¼ cup warm water
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 5 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup raisins
- ½ cup chopped nuts
- 1 egg, beaten
Instructions
- In a small saucepan
- heat milk until hot
- but not boiling; mix in 1/2 cup sugar
- salt
- lemon zest
- and butter. Remove from heat
- and cool slightly. In a small bowl
- mix together yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- and 1/4 cup water; stir into milk. Beat in 2 eggs and egg yolks. Mix in 3 cups flour. Cover
- and let rise in a warm place.
- Mix in the raisins and nuts. Gradually mix in enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough. Place dough in a well-oiled bowl
- cover
- and set aside to rise.
- Divide dough into 3 balls. Roll each ball out into a thick log
- braid
- and tuck the ends under. Place on a large cookie sheet
- and set aside to rise one more time.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Brush beaten egg over the dough. It gives a shine to it.
- Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 50 mins
Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 24