Christmas Stollen Recipe
Ingredients
| Milk | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Butter | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 2 cakes yeast | ||
| Flour | 8 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 4 standard | |
| Raisins | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Slivered almonds | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Candied orange peel | 1 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Almond extract | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Brandy | 2 Ounce | |
| Melted butter (to drizzle on top) | ||
| Sugar (to sprinkle on top) | ||
| Cinnamon (to sprinkle on top) | ||
Directions
1. Heat oven to 350°. Scald milk. Mix together scalded milk, sugar, salt, and butter. Cool.
2. Crumble in yeast, and then add 2 cups of the flour and mix. Let rise 2 hours.
3. Add the rest of the flour, and then the eggs, raisins, almonds, candied fruit, almond extract, and brandy.
4. Knead well and form either 1 very large loaf or 4 bread-size loaves. Brush loaves with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Let rise 12 hours.
5. Bake in moderate (350°) oven for 1 hour.
2. Crumble in yeast, and then add 2 cups of the flour and mix. Let rise 2 hours.
3. Add the rest of the flour, and then the eggs, raisins, almonds, candied fruit, almond extract, and brandy.
4. Knead well and form either 1 very large loaf or 4 bread-size loaves. Brush loaves with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Let rise 12 hours.
5. Bake in moderate (350°) oven for 1 hour.
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