The Christmas Stollen
Without too much ado about nothing, Stollen originates from Germany, and apparently has been around for at least 500 years. Buttery, almond laden, fruity, sweet and yeast risen, my dear mother used to make it each Christmas, and I confess I was never keen on it, but with a tweak or two, this is stunning and perhaps in an age of super indulgence, more tuned for adult palates. So (and I'm channeling Great Aunt Helga Holder here;)
You vill make da Kristmash sturlen! UND you vill like it UND den you vill haf a Frohe Weihnachten
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Need
- 1 orange, zest finely grated
- 1 lemon, zest finely grated
- 100 Grams raw caster sugar BUY
- 150 Grams butter BUY
- 1 egg yolks
- 30 Grams Yeast-fresh or 2 tsp dried
- 300 Grams milk
- 540 Grams bakers or strong flour
- 150 Grams dried or glazed fruit of choice, (sultanas, raisins, currants, cherries)
- 70 Grams almonds slivered
- Pinches pink salt flakes BUY
- 1 Batch Pistachio Marzipan Recipe
- Melted butter and icing sugar as needed
Do
- 1
Place zests and sugar into Thermomix bowl and mill 10 sec/ speed 10.
- 2
Add butter, egg yolk, milk and yeast to bowl and warm 4 min/37°C/speed 2.
- 3
Add flour and mix 10 sec/speed 6.
- 4
Add remaining ingredients and knead 2 min/Interval.
- 5
Tip out onto floured Silpat mat. Some of the fruit may not be incorporated, don’t worry, complete this by hand as you knead into a tight ball, wrap and allow to rise until doubled.
- 6
Preheat oven to 160°C.
- 7
When dough has risen sufficiently divide in half and roll each into a flat rectangle. Spread half pistachio marzipan across the dough and roll up into a log shape, tucking in ends of dough to seal. Place onto flat baking tray, seam side down and allow to rise a second time. Repeat with other piece of dough.
- 8
Bake for 40 minutes until golden on top, (should still be moist.)
- 9
Cool for 10 minutes. Brush each loaf with melted butter liberally and then dredge with icing sugar. Leave for 30 minutes and then dredge again with remaining icing sugar. Decorate with glazed citrus or cherries or both. Wrap and store up to 2 weeks in the fridge, though I personally like it fresh with, you guessed it, lots of butter. But it is Christmas….
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Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of eight, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.
Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!
