Stollen's bread is said to be the bread of Christmas when Jesus was a child. This classic Christmas bread has been popular in Europe more than 300 years ago. It is said that the shape is based on the pillow of Jesus. The bread contains rich dried fruits. The unique solid taste of the bread and the icing on the surface are definitely worth tasting. After the Storan bread is made, do not eat it first, but leave it for 4-5 days. After all the rich fruit flavors and faint spices are fully emitted, this is the best time to taste it.
Because the Storan bread making process is slightly complicated and takes a long time to make, even in Europe, only a few cake shops insist on producing it with purely handmade traditional recipes. The white powdered sugar covers the surface, like the white snow on Christmas in December. It is a must-eat bread during Christmas in Europe and other countries. Although this bread is high in sugar and calories, in the harsh winter of December, this energy can only allow people to survive the winter. Serve it with red wine or coffee for a unique flavor!
Christmas bread Stolen
Recipe Recommendations
- medium-gluten flour 348 grams
- egg 47 grams
- water 57 grams
- butter 71 grams
- fine sugar 14 grams
- salt 5 grams
- lime zest 3 grams
- lemon 皮屑 3 grams
- cinnamon powder 1 tsp
- milk fragrance
- roast
- a day
- ordinary
Steps for Christmas bread Stolen
1
Soak the dried cranberries, longan, raisins in red wine overnight, drain in advance and set aside.
2
Warm the milk and put the dried yeast in for a few minutes.
3
Add 64 grams of medium-gluten flour to milk and stir well.
4
Fermentation until there are large bubbles.
5
Knead all ingredients except butter raisins into a ball. Add butter and knead until the dough is smooth and no large film is needed. Add most of the dried fruits and knead well.
6
Leave in a warm and moist place to ferment until twice as large.
7
Divide into two portions, round and relax for 15 minutes.
8
Roll out one portion and sprinkle with the remaining dried fruit in the middle.
9
Roll it slightly with a rolling pin.
10
When folded, the top one is longer than the bottom one.
11
I made a mistake at this step. I should have sprinkled some dried fruits and turned the long dough over. I just turned the whole dough over and passed the long bread over. It's all my fault for not seeing clearly and blindly doing it, hehe ~
12
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees and bake the middle and lower layers for 50 minutes. After baking, brush with melted butter, sprinkle with powdered sugar, cool thoroughly and pack it up for a few days before eating.