German Christmas bread history stolen
Today’s Le Kui baking recipe introduces the German Christmas bread Stollen, which is said to symbolize the swaddling Jesus, so this pastry is also a must-have food for almost every German family during Christmas. Le Kui Mould
Traditional German cuisine is based on the restrained and rigorous personality of the people, combining otaku culture with gardening and food, and all kinds of cakes, desserts, and deliciousness are as harmonious and equal as formula calculations, which is rational touching. Because they spend a lot of time indoors, Germans have an incredible madness and obsession with cakes. German children have been in the kitchen with their mothers since they were young, and the most exciting thing is to be able to secretly eat the raw batter left over from their mother’s cakes, and when they grow up, they can bake their own cakes, and sometimes their parents will show off because of this.
German Christmas bread Stollen’s method
Step 1
First, make dried rum fruits, soak dried raisins, candied lemon zest, candied orange peel, and dark rum together, overnight, stir occasionally, and set aside;
Step 2
To make the fermented dough, stir the yeast, warm milk, and high-gluten flour together until smooth, cover with plastic wrap, and let it rise for 30 minutes;
Step 3
To make butter dough, put softened butter, sugar, and egg yolk into a basin, mix well and set aside;
Step 4
To make the main dough, mix high-gluten flour, low-gluten flour, salt, crushed almonds, chopped walnuts, and cardamom powder, and then preheat the oven to 180 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
Step 5
Mix the main dough, leavened dough and butter dough and knead until it becomes Stollen dough;
Step 6
Strain the rum, mix the flavored dried fruit into the Stollen dough and knead it into a ball. (You can sprinkle some powder, the dough is very sticky);
Step 7
Divide into 2 equal parts of dough, knead into a rectangle, put into a mold, wrap tightly with plastic wrap, and let it rise until the volume increases by 1 times;
Step 8
Put in the lower layer of the oven and bake for 45-50 minutes;
Step 9
After baking, remove the mold, move to a baking sheet, brush with liquid butter, and sprinkle the surface with powdered sugar.
Cooking tips for German Christmas bread Stollen
Since the production process of German Christmas bread Stollen requires mixing a variety of dough and the portion is large, it is recommended to use a chef machine to make the dough.