Germany’s traditional Christmas snack---Stollen

Germany’s traditional Christmas snack---Stollen

Overview

Stollen, also known as Stollen by many of us, is a traditional German Christmas snack that is said to have a history of hundreds of years. It is made one month before Christmas every year, and the whole family gathers together every week before Christmas to cut it into thin slices and eat it until Christmas arrives. Originally, I wasn't very fond of food sprinkled with thick powdered sugar, but a taste test made me change my mind about Stollen. It was on Christmas Eve a few years ago that I tasted this historic German pastry in an American supermarket. I was filled with the aroma of rum-soaked nuts and the rich taste of butter. I was surprised to find that the thick powdered sugar didn’t have such a sweet taste. I really admired the traditional taste that has been around for hundreds of years, and it can really capture people’s tongues and hearts. So, on Christmas Eve this year, as a Chinese, I made this delicious German holiday snack by referring to the method in the Japanese cooking book. The interpenetration of food culture among people of different races in different countries is so interesting.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Mix and sift 200G of high-gluten flour and 200G of all-purpose flour. Mix the egg liquid and milk, and let the butter come to room temperature and set aside.

    Germany’s traditional Christmas snack---Stollen step 1

  2. 200G high-gluten flour, 200G medium-gluten flour, 30G caster sugar, 30G honey, 20G baking powder, 5G egg liquid, 20G milk 170, put them into a mixer and mix well. Add 10G of cinnamon powder, 5G of salt and continue to stir, then add 160G of butter cut into small pieces and continue to stir evenly.

    Germany’s traditional Christmas snack---Stollen step 2

  3. When the dough is stirred until it separates from the mixing steel, add 280G of rum-soaked dried fruits and 80G of chopped almonds, and mix evenly.

    Germany’s traditional Christmas snack---Stollen step 3

  4. After mixing evenly, wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator to ferment overnight.

    Germany’s traditional Christmas snack---Stollen step 4

  5. Take out the fermented dough.

    Germany’s traditional Christmas snack---Stollen step 5

  6. Divide it into 4 equal parts, (the picture shows 6 parts, but it is actually divided into 4 parts)

    Germany’s traditional Christmas snack---Stollen step 6

  7. Take one portion and flatten it into a square shape 20CM long and 15CM wide.

    Germany’s traditional Christmas snack---Stollen step 7

  8. Fold it at 2/3.

    Germany’s traditional Christmas snack---Stollen step 8

  9. The second fermentation is carried out in a 30 degree environment. After the dough is a big circle, bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for 20 minutes.

    Germany’s traditional Christmas snack---Stollen step 9

  10. After baking, apply melted fermented butter while it is hot. (Melt 200G butter into liquid state in advance and set aside)

    Germany’s traditional Christmas snack---Stollen step 10

  11. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and done!

    Germany’s traditional Christmas snack---Stollen step 11

  12. It can be stored at room temperature for one month. The longer the shelf life is, the mellower the taste will be.

    Germany’s traditional Christmas snack---Stollen step 12