With temptation as strong as this, I’m back with news that it now slices beautifully. Yes, I have not been able to resist temptation & was back pulling the foil of this morning. Sliced some for the kids ‘tiffin’/snack for school, and have to say it still tastes divine. Cake like, rich & yet not heavy. You must make some…still a month to go for Christmas!
Christmas Stollen (Dresden Stollen)The recipe is from ‘Backen macht Freude’ (Dr Oetker)
Ingredients:
500g AP flour
2tsp baking powder
1tsp baking soda
200g Sugar
1 sachet vanilla sugar
4 drops sweet almond extract (Use bitter if you can get some, or bitter almond oil, the edible kind – don’t put arsenic in your Stollen!)
1tbsp Rum
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
2 eggs
175g butter
250g “Quark” (I make my own. Link here)
100g dried currants
100g raisins
100g dried craisins
50gm candied ginger/orange peel
Zest of 1 orange
150g ground almonds
For the ‘icing’:50g butter
50g powdered sugar
Method:
Place the flour, baking powder, baking soda, almond meal, cardamom & nutmeg in your processor & give it a whiz.
Add chilled grated butter & process till you have breadcrumbs.
In a bowl whisk together quark, eggs, almond extract, rum (if using).
Add wet ingredients to flour mix and stir together until all the dry ingredients are moistened, and start to come together into a ball of dough, sticky but workable.
Knead on a well-floured work surface, adding just enough extra flour until it forms a nice, soft, smooth but not sticky dough.
Preheat the oven to 250°C. Bake it for 45 minutes at 180°C and then for another 15 minutes at 160°C. 
The ‘icing’:
As soon as the Stollen is done brush melted butter onto the hot stollen and dust it with the powdered sugar.
My Stollen also happily used parchment paper that Avanika large heartedly mailed to me from Mumbai when she heard we don’t get it here. Thank you, you wonderful foodies, my Stollen was sweeter because of you!
I am honoured to be included in the list of nominees for ‘Best Indian Food Blogs’ here.
Voting begins in a day.
Also would like to thank EC for featuring me in the Sunday Super Blogger series here.
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oooh … just as good as Jamie's. I wouldn't be able to resist either and would have eaten all of it. lol!
This looks fantastic Deeba, I am not sure I'd be able to restrain myself for 3 weeks. Off to check Jamie's out now!
Oh my goodness Deeba, I don't think I can make that stollen now, it looks too good and won't last until Christmas! Congrats on the inclusion, you can count on a vote
oh deeba quark stollen is my favorite! this looks lovely!
This is so gorgeous. I haven't had this in a long time. As you know, I don't bake a lot of breads but you can definitely send this to me.
Lovely it is, Deeba! Everything you bake is perfect! Your pictures are more beautiful than mine too. Maybe one year we will be able to bake and eat stollen together!
That's gorgeous… if you have difficulty in keeping away from it for a few weeks… send it over to mine…..
Will be over in seconds
That's a lot of featuring…..
Saw our Zebra cake featured on Super Blogger Sunday…
Yipppeee…..
Our Zebra Cake
The Variable – Nachiketa
I've only ever tasted store-bought stollen! Yours look so wonderful. I'd love to try my hand at it but I am terrible at these recipes that require you to wait more than a day to eat. That's too torturous!
Congratulations on your Best Indian Food Blog nomination! I will be sure to vote when it opens!
Fabulous and so tempting! That is one of my favorite Christmas treats!
Cheers,
Rosa
Thanks for the Stollen info! I've never heard of Stollen but it sounds like a wonderful tradition. Good luck with the voting! I have no doubt yours is the best Indian Blog!
The Stollen secret is out finally!
I think it looks gorgeous. And congrats, Deeba. Shall definitely vote for you.
Gorgeous stollen Deeba! I just saw Jamie's post too, so funny you both posting about it. Lovely pictures, and like Meeta, I must admit quark stollen must be my favourite. Have you ever had chilli & ginger quark stollen muffins… OMG – divine!
It looks wonderful!
I think this looks absolutely great. It's definitely a Stollen.
Beautiful Stollen. As a child we had Stollen (made by a family friend) for breakfast on Christmas Day. It was a treat we all looked forward to.
Mimi
I can't tell you how much I love, love stollen. This post is giving me cravings
The stollen looks terrific! I've always wanted to make this bread, and you've reminded me of what a wonderful dessert this is! Thanks!
yummy..looks gorgeous..good to see the raisins being put to use so well!congrats on the nominations..you rock!
It looks so pretty. I can't believe Christmas is coming so soon!
Deeba, I have been thinking I'm okay being without my own kitchen for weeks now, until I saw this. UGH!!! I miss my oven and I so wish I can make this now. It looks so good! I just don't think I can wait weeks to enjoy it.
Gorgeous and absolutely stunning.
Congrats for the nomination at indiblogger. You will get my vote.
I love a good Stollen and this looks just Fabulous! Can you send some over please? If I ask nicely???
It looks amazing Deeba as well as a beautiful pictorial as always.It looks like you are well on way to celebrating.
It looks fantastic and I really want to make my own Stollen (which in Swedish means fool actually), yours is an inspiration Deeba!
Hi Deeba,
I have been reading your blog for quite a while, i am so fascinated with your blog that i almost got addicted
of reading your blog regularly some times 2 to 3 times a day! beautiful photographs, wonderful recipes and lot more to please the eyes. keep on blogging.
smita
dallas tx, usa
So beautiful! I can't wait to try it, your stollen is gorgeous.
I love stollen but I Have never made it. YUM!
mmm u and Jamie are both my stollen lovers! this is beautiful. i want some for christmas please. u send the cake, i offer the mulled wine ?? savvy?
xxx
I have heard of stollen before, but had no idea about its history or the process involved in making it. it sounds like I need to make two loaves…one for eating immediately and one to let sit for a couple of weeks!
this is a recipe I always wanted to try. It looks delicious. Surely I have to try it now
What a wonderful Christmas recipe Deeba! I really want to make a Stollen this year so thankyou for the recipe
Deeba, this reminds me of my first holiday to Germany. It was around Christmas time, and I tried this delicious festive bread. So delicious. You have bought back some lovely memories!
So beautiful! I can't wait to make this.
Your stollen looks a true winner!!
I'm such a dry fruits lover. I know that I would enjoy this dessert. Never had Stollen before.
This stollen looks delicious!! I hadn't even heard of stollen before, and now you make me want to rush to the kitchen immediately! Thanks for the mention
P.S – I just voted for you!