Chop the almonds in the food processor attachment on the high speed outlet of your Chef machine

Place the yeast in some warm milk and leave for a few minutes

Then place the flour, sugar, vanilla sugar, salt, butter and marzipan in the Chef mixing bowl and knead using the dough hook until the ingredients are combined into a smooth dough and no longer sticky

Cover and leave for an hour

Place the dough back into the Chef bowl and knead the dough once again.

On a floured work surface, roll the stollen to 1cm thick. Cut the dough into 3 x 5cm sized pieces and place on a baking sheet covered with greaseproof paper

Cover once again for 15 minutes. WhiIst they are resting, preheat the oven to 180 °C/ Fan 155 °C

Bake in the oven for approx. 15 minutes

Melt the butter and gently brush the warm stollen bites

Sprinkle liberally with icing sugar

Serve and Store in an airtight jar to prolong freshness