Daring Bakers - Christmas Stollen
Again I'm late with my season's greetings. Let me start wishing you all a delicious 2011! Now on to the cake. Stollen is a traditional Christmas cake made with mixed peel, fruit and citrus zest. It was on my to do list for a while, just waiting for the opportunity. This Christmas I finally baked Stollen, and we all enjoyed it very much. The 2010 December Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Penny of Sweet Sadie’s Baking . She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make Stollen. She adapted a friend’s family recipe and combined it with information from friends, techniques from Peter Reinhart’s book.........and Martha Stewart’s demonstration . Stollen Wreath Makes one large wreath or two traditional shaped Stollen loaves. Serves 10-12 people ¼ cup (60ml) lukewarm water (110º F / 43º C) 2 packages (4 1/2 teaspoons) (22 ml) (14 grams) (1/2 oz) active dry yeast 1 cup (240 ml) milk 10 tablespoons (150 ml) (140 grams) unsalted butter (can use salted butter) 5½ cups (1320 ml) (27 ozs) ...