Such Stolle can be used as a Christmas gift to their friends and relatives!

Christmas Stolle - it is obligatory festive dish in Germany. Without it does not do any Christmas! Pie dough is prepared with different fruits all self-respecting German mistress. Let's learn how to cook this fruitcake!

  And time is the best. After preparing Stolle advance. It bake for 2-4 weeks before Christmas and leave before the holiday, wrapped in greaseproof paper or foil in a cool place.

Category: Baking and pastry

Difficulty: Intermediate

Cooking time: 3 hours

Required Products:

Flour: 375 g + 1 tablespoon of raisins and candied fruits

Sugar: 63 g

Milk 125 ml

Softened butter: 175 g

Yeast: 40 grams of fresh yeast and 13 g of dry

Sugar 1 teaspoon yeast to activate

Vanilla: pinch

Brown raisins: 75g

Yellow raisins: 75g

Raisins Black: 75g

Rum or brandy: 50 ml

Almond Cleansing: 75g

Candied: 50g

Dried apricots: 50g

Lemon peel: with half a lemon

Ground cardamom: pinch

Ground ginger: pinch

Salt: a pinch

To decorate:

Butter: 25 gr

Powdered sugar: 50 grams

Begin to cook with the preparation of fruit. Do this in advance.

     Raisins pour boiling water.
     Apricots fill with boiling water.
     Almond pour boiling water
     After 10 minutes, drain and rinse with water alone.
      Put the raisins glass dish, pour the rum or brandy, cover with a lid or cling film and leave for 12 hours.
     Almonds are clean. If the skin is badly scraped, pour boiling water again, wait until the water cools down. After that, he cleaned very easily.
     Almonds and apricots leave to dry for 10-12 hours.
     After 12 hours, drain the remaining rum or brandy, is absorbed in the raisins. Drain on paper towels raisins
     Preparing dough begins to engage directly before baking, when all fruits are ready.
     Fresh or dried yeast that require pre-activation (see the instructions on the package), dilute a small amount of milk, add a teaspoon of sugar, mash until smooth, let stand until a froth.

     Separately, in a large bowl, sift the flour, add the sugar, vanilla, salt, cardamom, ginger, lemon zest. Mix.
     In the risen yeast, add the rest of the milk, mix and pour the mixture to the dry ingredients. Stir.
     Adding to the dough soft butter, stir. You should have a soft, elastic dough.
     Cover the dough with a towel and leave in a warm place to rise.
     Engage in the preparation of fruits and nuts.
     Chop the almonds with a knife and put on a dry frying pan. Dry almonds. Almond color with the change does not have to!
     Dried apricots and candied fruit cut into small pieces.
     In the dried apricots, candied fruits and raisins, add the flour. Stir. Add the almonds. Stir.
     Allow dough to increase two times. Punch dough.

     Pour the batter mixture of fruits and nuts. Knead the dough blocked.

 

Form Stoll. Place in the form (finished or which are made of foil). Cover with a towel. Stoll Leave for 40 minutes to rise. Turn the oven to 200 degrees. Stoll Bake about 1 hour. Ready Stolle, remove from the oven and shape. More hot grease with butter.




Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Allow to cool completely. Wrap in foil. Remove to a cool place for 2-4 weeks.



Recommendations: 
Bake Stolle in shape. If you do not use the form, Stolle spreads in breadth and almost does not rise to the top.
 Stolle can be used as a Christmas gift to their friends and relatives!