Quick Stollen Recipe
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 2 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking powder | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Sugar | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Mace | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Cardamom | 1/8 Teaspoon | |
| Blanched almonds | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cold butter | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 cup cottage cheese, whirled smooth in a blender or forced through a wire strainer | ||
| Egg | 1 | |
| Vanilla | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Almond extract | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Flavoring | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 1/2 cup each currants and golden raisins | ||
| Candied lemon peel | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Melted butter | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Vanilla sugar | 2 Tablespoon | |
Directions
Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, mace, cardamom, and almonds.
Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Blend cottage cheese, egg, vanilla, almond extract, rum, currants, raisins, and lemon peel; stir into flour mixture until all ingredients are moistened.
Mold dough into a ball, place on a floured board, and knead 6 to 10 turns or until dough is smooth.
Roll dough out on a floured board to form an oval about 8 1/2 by 10 inches.
With rolling pin lightly crease dough just off center, parallel to the 10-inch side.
Brush dough with 1 tablespoon of the melted butter.
Fold smaller section over the larger.
Place on an ungreased baking sheet which is covered with brown paper.
Bake in a 350° oven for about 45 minutes or until crust is well browned and bread tests done in center.
Brush with remaining butter; sprinkle with vanilla sugar.
Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Blend cottage cheese, egg, vanilla, almond extract, rum, currants, raisins, and lemon peel; stir into flour mixture until all ingredients are moistened.
Mold dough into a ball, place on a floured board, and knead 6 to 10 turns or until dough is smooth.
Roll dough out on a floured board to form an oval about 8 1/2 by 10 inches.
With rolling pin lightly crease dough just off center, parallel to the 10-inch side.
Brush dough with 1 tablespoon of the melted butter.
Fold smaller section over the larger.
Place on an ungreased baking sheet which is covered with brown paper.
Bake in a 350° oven for about 45 minutes or until crust is well browned and bread tests done in center.
Brush with remaining butter; sprinkle with vanilla sugar.
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