Stollen
| Serves: 8 people | Recipe course:
Breads | Total time (min.): 215 | Complexity (1 to 3): 2 |
Stollen is a traditional German Christmas bread, this recipe takes a bit longer to make as you are making your own marzipan.
Tools
Stand Mixers
K beater
Spiral dough tool
Whisk tool
Ingredients
Ingredients 1
Whole milk 150 grams
Sugar 1 tsp.
Dried yeast 2 tsp.
Ingredients 2
Ground almonds 140 grams
Caster sugar 140 grams
Icing sugar 20 grams
Egg 1 beaten
Ingredients 3
Strong flour 325 grams
Ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp.
Ground cloves 1/2 tsp.
Salt 1/4 tsp.
Caster sugar 50 grams
Egg 1 beaten
Butter 110 grams cubed, softened
Ingredients 4
Candied peel 100 grams
Whole glace cherries 100 grams
Flaked almonds 25 grams
Ingredients 5
Butter 25 grams melted
Icing sugar 75 grams
Method
Getting started
1 - Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2 - Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield.
3 - Fit the Whisk tool to the machine.
Stage 1
1 - Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine.
2 - Add Ingredients 1 (milk, sugar, yeast) into the Mixer bowl, fit the splash guard.
3 - Heat at 36°C on speed 1 for about 8 minutes.
4 - Transfer contents of the Mixer bowl to the jug.
5 - Set aside for 15 minutes.
Stage 2
1 - Retrieve, clean the Mixer bowl and fit the K Beater.
2 - Add the first 3 items of Ingredients 2 (almonds, caster sugar, icing sugar) into the Mixer bowl.
3 - Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine, fit the splash guard.
4 - Mix on speed 1 for about 1 minute.
5 - Add the rest of Ingredients 2 (egg) to the bowl.
6 - Mix on speed to 2 until a ball is formed.
7 - Place the paste on a worksurface dusted with icing sugar.
8 - Knead the mixture to bring together.
9 - Roll into a sausage shape about 20 cm long and set aside.
Stage 3
1 - Retrieve, clean the Mixer bowl and fit the K Beater.
2 - Add the first 6 of Ingredients 3 (flour, spices, salt, sugar, egg) to the bowl.
3 - Transfer contents of the jug to the Mixer bowl.
4 - Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine, fit the splash guard.
5 - Mix on speed 1 for about 5 minutes.
6 - With the machine running, gradually add the last item of Ingredients 3 (butter) to the bowl.
7 - Mix on speed 1 for about 5 minutes or until the dough is smooth.
Stage 4
1 - Transfer the dough to a lightly floured worksurface.
2 - Add Ingredients 4 (peel, cherries, almonds) to the dough.
3 - Knead until combined.
4 - Press out into a rectangle about 20 cm x 25 cm.
5 - Place the marzipan in the middle of the dough.
6 - Fold the dough over and gently seal to create a seam.
7 - Place seam down onto a lined baking tray.
8 - Cover loosely with lightly oiled plastic wrap.
9 - Let prove for 1 hour, 35 minutes.
10 - Pre heat the oven to 180°C.
11 - Bake for 35 minutes at 180°C or until golden brown.
Stage 5
1 - Add Ingredients 5 (butter, sugar) into the small bowl.
2 - Mix until combined.
3 - Brush the glaze over the stollen immediately after baking.
4 - Leave to cool on a wire rack.
5 - Serve.
