Bake German Holiday Treats With Me

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while maintaining moisture.

mixed dried fruit

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: raisins

Fresh fruit adds natural sweetness and reduces preservatives.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats, while sunflower seeds are budget-friendly.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index alternative.

To a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, add the flour, sugars, yeast, salt, spices, warm milk, eggs, and butter. Stir with a mixing spoon or mix on medium-low speed until well combined.

Loosely cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and set in a warm place until dough has visibly risen.

Add in the raisins, candied lemon peel, and chopped almonds and mix until well combined. *This can be done in the bowl or on the kitchen counter with your hands.

With your hands or a rolling pin, roll the dough into a big square. In the middle of the square, using your hands or the rolling pin, create an indentation the length of the dough. Roll the marzipan out the same length as the dough and place into indentation (if using).

Fold the dough about 2/3rds of the way over itself.

Pick off any raisins that are visible on the surface and stick them deeper into the loaf (they'll blacken during baking if they're sitting on the surface).

Transfer the stollen onto a parchment lined baking sheet and cover with a kitchen towel. Let it sit in a warm place for 30-60 minutes, or until visibly risen.

Bake the bread at 320℉ for about 50 minutes.

Remove from the oven and immediately brush generously with melted butter and dust with powdered sugar.

The Christmas bread can be enjoyed immediately but for the best flavor, I recommend tightly wrapping it in foil and keeping it in a cool place for about 3 weeks.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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