Delicious Christmas Stollen Recipe | Cupcake Jemma

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 a vibrant flavor but may alter texture.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats while being more affordable.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

Activate the yeast by sprinkling 7 grams of yeast on 150 ml of warm milk heated to 48°C and adding about 2 teaspoons of sugar; stir and let sit for 10-15 minutes until frothy.

Sift 415 grams of all-purpose flour into a mixing bowl to remove lumps.

Add 100 grams of caster sugar, 150 grams of soft unsalted butter, 2 egg yolks, 0.5 teaspoon cinnamon, 0.5 teaspoon mace (or nutmeg), 0.5 teaspoon ground cardamom, 1 teaspoon salt, and 0.25 teaspoon grated nutmeg to the flour.

Once the yeast is frothy, add it to the mixing bowl and mix with a paddle attachment until it resembles a cake batter (about 30 seconds).

Switch to a dough hook and mix on low speed for 3-5 minutes to start developing gluten.

Increase the speed and knead the dough for at least 10 minutes until it forms a smooth ball that can be stretched thin without tearing.

Lightly grease a bowl with oil, place the dough inside, and cover loosely with cling film or a tea towel; let it rise in a warm place for about 1 hour until doubled in size.

Prepare marzipan by whisking 1 egg with 90 grams of icing sugar over a bain-marie for 5 minutes until slightly looser.

In a large bowl, combine 175 grams of ground almonds with the egg-sugar mixture and knead until it forms a dough; roll into a sausage shape for the stollen filling.

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