What you need
Sponge
Milk: ½ cup
All purpose flour: ½ cup
Instant yeast : 4 teaspoons (or 2 packets)
Fruit
Dried fruit (Candied fruits, golden raisins, dried cranberries, dried apricots, etc.): 1 ½ cup
Triple sac: ½ cups ( you can use Grand Marnier, brandy, rum, or schnapps)
Dough
Unbleached all-purpose flour: 2 ¼ cups + ½ tablespoon
Sugar: 1 tablespoon
Salt: ¾ teaspoon
Cinnamon: 1 teaspoon
Zest of lemon: 1 no
Cardamom: 2 no
Egg: 1 no
Butter: 4 tablespoons (½ a stick), softened
Water: 3 tablespoons
Almond slivers or marzipan : ½ cup
Topping
Butter or oil
Powdered sugar
How I made
Preparation time: Soaking dry fruits: 24 hours or overnight (you can reduce it to 1 hour)
Sponge: 1 hour, Dough: 3 hours, baking: 35minutes
Yield: 1 loaf
Verdict: Tasty
Will you make it again: Yes I will.
I am sending this delicious Stollen to
Twelve day of bloggie-mass ; third day hosted at amoderate life.
Bread baking day #33: Breads with Booze hosted by Adriana of Baking Powders originally started by Zorra
Also to This week's Yeast spotting by Susan of Wild Yeast.
Swathi
This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
mimicooks says
If I could eat Stollen and Panettone all year long, I would. I think you are giving me dangerous ideas! lol!! The stollen looks delicous!
ladyyjae says
yummmmm! i love healthy food 🙂 especially with lots of fruits in it!! good job!!
have a good day!!
jen @ http://www.passion4food.ca
Ellie (Almost Bourdain) says
I love stollen but haven't found a good recipe. Yours look like what I haven't seraching for. Book marked and will try it for this coming Christmas 🙂
Faith says
It looks like this came out absolutely perfect! All the dried fruits and nuts make it so pretty when you slice this bread!
Reeni says
You're bread is gorgeous! One of my favorite holiday breads. What a treat to have it now!
Magia da Inês says
♥♥ Olá, amiga!
Passei para uma visitinha...
Seu cantinho está muito lindo e criativo, com fotos maravilhosas dos pratos.
As receitas estão muito saborosas...amei!!!♥♥
Boa semana!...
com tudo de bom!!!♥
Beijinhos.
Itabira♥
♥♥♥ Brasil
Sushma Mallya says
Perfect looking bread with those dried fruits......
Sarah Naveen says
This is new to me..looks so delicious..
fancythatfancythis.com says
I have never had stollen before but you are right Swathi...there is really no need for an excuse to make such a delicious bread. 🙂
Akila says
just the perfect bread...
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Akila.
Priya says
Woww prefectly baked stollen, looks gorgeous..
Fathima says
stollen has come out perfect... soaking part sounds similar to that of a plum cake... thanks for visiting my blog... you have a nice space too.. happy to follow u....
Ameya says
Such a delicious looking twist on fruit-cake, which I love! I'd love to try this 🙂
SpicyTasty says
Looks so yummy. Nice step by step instructions. I love dry fruits.
PALATABLE says
Very beautiful and yummy bread, love the story and your detailed method is really useful, thanks for this great post dear...
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Pavithra says
I second RV... look damn good with wonderful texture dear...
Gulmohar says
Wonderful..I love fruit cake ,so I'll love this too 🙂
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
Wow, that looks yummilicious !!!
MaryMoh says
Oh wow...what a perfect, beautiful loaf. That first picture is just too tempting...am drooling! You are just so good in baking! I need to learn bread baking 😀 Thanks very much for sharing. MaryMoh at http://www.keeplearningkeepsmiling.com
RV says
You are becoming a Pro in Bread Baking. Love this bread.
Adelina says
amazing recipe again! Love the way you elaborate everything, so easy to follow!
kitchen queen says
lovely and yummy fruit bread.
Swathi says
Sanuykta,
You substitute Triple sac with
For 2 tbsp Triple Sec substitute 2 tsp orange extract, OR
2-4 drops of orange oil, OR
2 tsp orange zest
Add orange juice to soak the dried fruit.
Satya says
bread looks awesome ...very well explained ...thanks for sharing dear
Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com
Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) says
lovely dried fruit n nut bread....reminds me of tutty frutty cake...but thislooks simply gorgeous.hats oss to ur patience for thosestep by step pics..is there any substitute for triple sac...funnny question-as this is a xmas bread brandy ,rum has to b there..any other optiuon other than this???
Vrinda says
Never heard of this bread,looks perfect and delish with dry fruits..
aipi says
I love fruit based breads, n this looks awesome swathi!!
Loved the story of the dish n you explained the recipe very well.
Suman Singh says
This is just amazing..feel like grabbing that last slice from the screen..looks fabulous.
Sreelekha Sumesh says
Ethu njan Nl ayirunnapo kazhichittundu.looks perfect!oven vaghichittu venam ethoke undakn..:)
Kamalika says
Loved to know about the story of the dish...lovely bread....
Swathi says
Cool lassie this bread symbolize the baby jesus warpped in blanket. I don't think you can see any resemblance.
Cool Lassi(e) says
I tried very hard to see if this bread resembles baby jesus..it doesn't but the bread looks splendid!