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There is 20 inches of snow on the ground here in Minneapolis and the temperature has dipped WAY below zero. This is why we Minnesotans are such bakers, it warms up the house and makes everyone happy. Christmas Stollen is a great tradition this time of year. A sweet loaf that is studded with fruit, spiced with cardamom and a little treat of almond paste runs through it. Once it comes out of the oven we dust it with a thick layer of confectioners’ sugar to look like the snow outside. If there is any left the next day it makes amazing French toast.
To celebrate the holidays and this frigid weather we are doing a giveaway with Red Star Yeast! They are giving a package of these fabulous baking items to 6 lucky winners.
Danish dough Mixer
Two Pound Loaf Pan
An extraordinary Pizza Wheel!
Yeast and a Bread in 5 Minutes recipe booklet to get your started!
**This contest is finished!**
100% white whole wheat Christmas Stollen from Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day
Makes enough for three 1 1/2 pound loaves
6 cups White Whole Wheat Flour
1 1/2 tablespoons granulated Red Star Baking Yeast
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1/2 tablespoon ground cardamom
1/4 cup Vital Wheat Gluten
2 cups lukewarm water
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly (see the book for other alternatives)
1/2 cup honey
4 large eggs
1/4 cup brandy (OJ or black tea can be substituted)
1 1/2 cups finely chopped dried and/or candied fruit (you choose your favorites. I used cherries, raisins, craisins, and apricots.)
1/2 cup Almond Paste
Egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water)
Confectioners’ sugar for the top
Mixing the dough: Dump the flour, yeast, salt, cardamom, and vital wheat gluten in a 6-Quart Round Food-Storage Container with Lid and stir them together with a spoon or dough whisk. Add the water, butter, honey, eggs, brandy and dried fruit, mix until well incorporated. No kneading! Cover loosely and let stand on the counter for 2 hours. This dough will be sticky, but much easier to handle after it has been refrigerated for several hours. It can be stored in the refrigerator for 5 days or frozen for 2 weeks.
For a version that is a little more decadent, you can use the Brioche Dough (page 189, ABin5) and add the cardamom, the dried fruit fruit and replace 1/4 of the water for the brandy.
On baking day take a 1 1/2 pound (small cantaloupe-size) piece of dough from the bucket.
Using plenty of flour roll it out into a 1/4-inch-thick oval. Form the almond paste into a rope and lay it onto the dough about a 1/3 of the way from the end.
Fold the dough over the almond paste…
in thirds, so that it forms an S-shape…
when you look at it from the end.
Place the loaf on a Sheet Pan
Preheat the oven to 350F degree, with rack in the middle of the oven.
Once it has rested brush with the egg wash and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
Let the loaf cool for about 20 minutes and then Sprinkle
Until it is completely covered and looks like snow! Watch us make Stollen on ABC’s The View From the Bay in San Fran ABC.
**This contest is finished!**
Looks like a fun thing to try to make next week!
Thanks for your site and the resources you provide. I’ve been making bread with my kids daily, ever since finding your site! it’s part of my routine now and I wouldn’t ever trade it for the world.
Love your books! This looks fun and yummy!
The bread looks delish! I love your books. I just mixed up a batch of light whole wheat bread.
Haven’t bought a loaf of bread since I received your book. My wife and kids love that there is always fresh bread in the house.
Thanks for the chance to win such great tools. I just tipped someone off to your recipes and they successfully baked their first loaf today.
We love having fresh, healthy bread whenever we want it. Thanks for making this a breeze! I think we’ll have to have the Stollen at our big family gathering this weekend.
Just like my grandmother used to make!
Beautiful loaf! Would love to win the dough mixer!
I have just discovered the joy of makeing bread…love this site!!
Looks yummy! I might have to try to make some!
I just love make your bread. Can’t wait for the pizza book
My mother is German and I will enjoy making her a Stollen the next time she visits!
Thanks for such great recipes-I love the book!!
I’ve never made it, but I think I can follow the recipe. It looks so yummy.
This looks great, and thank you for the contest!
looks wonderful! and I am a big fan of both the brioche and challah doughs…I made a challah stuffed with almonds and cranberries on thanksgiving.
sounds delicious!
The basic recipe is my all time fave — have given away 4 of your books and have 2 more wrapped for this year!
I love your 2 bread books and can’t wait for the pizza one to come out–my family thanks you ahead of time!!!
Love making yeast breads. Made hot bross buns for Thanksgiving, Pizza a couple of weeks ago and am planning on Stollen for Christmas.
I love my ABin5 and HBin5! I make bread everyday! If I don’t need a loaf it goes to one of my neighbors! I can hardly wait for pizza and flat bread!
That looks delicious–and easy! I’ve always wanted to make a stollen but thought it was too time consuming. Can’t wait to give this one a try!
This looks wonderful I cant wait to try it! I tell everyone I know about your books and give them a loaf of bread to try and they all love it!
Sounds super yummy!
This is beautiful and inspiring. Love almond paste!!
I would love to win and try these products.
Please enter me in the contest as well! I love your books and can’t wait for the new one.
Stollen was a favorite of my mother. Sadly, I lost her in August of this year. I would so love to make one to preserve her memory.
What? No kneading? How about all those upper arm muscles I built up shoveling myself out of a snowbank last weekend?
This recipe looks divine!
I’ve never attempted stollen before, but I love it so much that I was motivated to give this recipe a go. It was a huge hit with family and friends, and all three were gone in a few days. Making more later this week, and I hope that they’ll last until Christmas!
Looks amazing! Must try!
Ummm…stollen french toast. My wife makes this for me and it’s fantastic. Going to have to try the recipe!
Yes please. I would love this gift pack.
Looks great…we’ll have to give it a shot.
Mmmmm! Lookin’ good!!
Just bought some from a local baker. Will have to try this recipe and compare!
For some reason I have always been intimidated by the stollen, but this makes it seem reasonably easy. I’ll have to give it a try!
Love 5 minute bread, and the giveaway looks awesome!
I’ve never made stolen, or even eaten it, but this post makes it looks so easy and delicious!
I’m going to have to rethink the baking this week…..
This recipe seems to take the hassle out of making this classic treat. ABin5 has certainly changed the way we approach baked goods. Now I have to buy in bulk!
Look great!
I’ve been planning on making your recipe for stollen this Christmas, particularly because my mother-in-law loves stollen and it will be such a treat to have a fresh, home baked one! I love your blog, and the photos are really helpful!
I’ve never seen this or heard of it before. Looks interesting.
Stollen looks delicious! I cannot wait to bake it. And giveaway looks equally good! =)
looks great,can’t wait to try!
I just spent the morning and part of the afternoon making bread (your recipes) for Cristmas gifts…finally have some fridge space back!! It’s been full of 4 kinds of dough. Now I want to try the stollen. Hope you both have a wonderful holiday season!
Thank you for the opportunity at your giveaway!
Last year my Dad, who loves to bake bread, gave me your book Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day, and I just want you to know it’s now my go-to book for bread baking.
Stay warm up there!
Thanks for the recipe with such great pictures! Your books have made great gifts.