Stollen - Herta Gehmlich (Half Recipe altered a bit.)
8 cups flour
2 cups lukewarm milk
2 Tb. active dry yeast dissolved in ½
c. warm water
1 cup butter
3/4 cups sugar
1 cup slivered almonds
1/3 cup citron peel
grated peel of 1 lemon
1 Tb salt
1 tsp. mace
1 cup golden raisins, chopped a bit
Make a sponge with 2 cups flour,
yeast, water, 2 Tb. sugar and milk. Let rise while preparing rest of
ingredients.
In processor chop almonds, citron and
raisins
When sponge is bubbly add: butter,
sugar, almonds, peels, raisins, and mace. Knead well.
Add 5 – 6 cups flour and knead. The
more it is kneaded the nicer the texture.
Put dough into large bowl. Cover and
place in warm area to rise until double.
Punch down and let rise again.
Form into loaves, long and flat
shaped. I make 5 or 6. Place on ungreased baking sheets, cover and let rise. Used
about 4A00 grams of dough per loaf.
Heat oven to 350*.
Just before putting into oven, slash
top of each loaf with sharp knife.
Bake about 30-40 minutes depending on
size of loaf.
Remove loaves to cooling rack.
Working with one loaf at a time brush top and sides with melted butter then
immediately sprinkle with granulated sugar.
Now next day put into freezer and try to
wait until Christmas morning before eating.