Holiday Stollen
Homemade stollen is delicious! Start a new holiday baking tradition with this classic German holiday bread!
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 479kcal
Ingredients
For the Fruit
- 1 cup candied fruit store-bought or homemade
- 1 cup raisins
- ¼ cup orange juice
For the Dough
- 2¼ tsp active dry yeast i.e. 1 (¼-oz.) packet
- 1 cup milk warm
- 1/3 cup honey
- 5 cups all-purpose flour divided
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 whole egg
- 2 egg yolks
- ½ cup almonds chopped
- ½ tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp cinnamon
For the Topping
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter melted
- 3-4 Tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
For the Fruit
- In a small bowl, combine the candied fruit, raisins and orange juice; set aside.
For the Dough
- In a large bowl, combine the yeast, milk, ½ Tbsp of honey and 2 cups of flour; stir until well-combined. Cover bowl and place in a warm (~85°F) location until approximately doubled in size (~45 minutes).
- Transfer dough into the bowl of a countertop mixer. Add the remaining honey, butter, salt, egg, egg yolks, chopped almonds, extracts, lemon zest, nutmeg, cinnamon and remaining 3 cups of flour to the bowl; mix on low speed until well combined.
- Add the fruit mixture to the bowl; mix on low speed until well combined.
- Increase speed to medium and mix for 4-5 minutes. (Note: The dough should be soft, and it should slightly pull away from the edges of the bowl.)
- Transfer dough into an oiled bowl. Cover and place in a warm location for 60-75 minutes, or until dough has doubled in size.
- Turn dough out onto a well-floured countertop.
- Using a rolling pin, shape the dough into a 9”x13” oval. Brush the top of the dough with the melted butter.
- Make a crease lengthwise down the center of the dough about ½” off center. Fold the smaller side over the larger side. Place dough on baking sheet and cover lightly. Place in a warm location and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Bake for 35-37 minutes, or until top is golden brown. Place on a baking rack until cool.
- Before serving, dust the top of the stollen generously with powdered sugar.
Notes
This makes one very large stollen--perfect for sharing with a group during the holidays! However, feel free to split this dough into two smaller stollen. (If you do make two smaller loaves, then just reduce the baking time.)
Nutrition
Calories: 479kcal | Carbohydrates: 78g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 198mg | Potassium: 275mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 417IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 4mg
