CHRISTMAS STOLLEN Tutorial

By Yeners Way - December 7, 2018

Learn how to make the traditional German fruit bread called Stollen.

Another Christmas tutorial this week! There are some traditional festive recipes that add so much meaning and joy to those special days of the year.

To name a few, there’s Lebkuchen, which is a traditional German baked Christmas treat, somewhat resembling gingerbread. Panettone which is a sweet bread from Italy. Plum pudding or Christmas Pudding from Great Britain. Kulich, which is a Russian and Orthodox Easter bread. We can count many many more.

So in this tutorial I will be showing you how to make a Christmas Stolen which is a famous traditional fruit bread that originated from Dresden, Germany and is about 500 years old.

Christmas Stollen Recipe

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Preparations

While not everything on this list is absolutely required, these are the things used in this tutorial video. Of course you are welcome to find alternative ways of doing things and we would love to hear if you've discovered an easier method or better tool to achieve good results. Please note that some items may be listed as sets, and it is usually recommended to have full sets, it may not be neccessary. In most cases, only one item from a set is actually used in the tutorial. Please watch the tutorial before purchasing any items to make sure you are not buying anything you don't need.

Tools & Materials

PVC Pipe Shop Online

Often used to create pillars between cake tiers. Can also be used within the cake to provide extra internal support. Serdar often uses a PVC pipe to roll fondant.

Brush

For butter

Sieve

For Icing sugar

Box Cutter Shop Online

Scissors

Set of Scrapers

Knife

Plastic Wrap Shop Online

Christmas ribbon

2 inches thick by 32 cm long

Red ribbon

1 inch thick by 40cm long

Gold twister

17cm

Little bell

Gold foil

35cm by 17cm

Cellophane Shop Online

40cm by 40cm

Hot glue gun

Recipes & Ingredients

Christmas Stollen with Marzipan Recipe View Recipe

7.5kg for 12 x 625g

Stollen is a fruit bread of nuts, spices, and dried or candied fruit, coated with powdered sugar or icing sugar. It is a traditional German bread eaten during the Christmas season, when it is called Weihnachtsstollen or Christstollen....[read more]

Butter Wikipedia

400g for brushing

Butter is a solid dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk, to separate the butterfat from the buttermilk. It is generally used as a spread on plain or toasted bread products and a condiment on cooked vegetables, as well as in cooking, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying. Butter consists of butterfat, milk proteins and water.

Icing Sugar Mixture Wikipedia

1kg for coating mix with vanilla powder

Icing sugar mixture, also known as confectioners' sugar or powdered sugar, is pulverised granulated sugar crushed together with a small amount (about three percent) of cornflour. This icing sugar is great to use when making icing for kids' birthday cakes or dusting sweet treats.

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3 Comments

shain hahsemi 1 year ago

Hello chef, thank you for a great recipe. I made 2 loaves and they were great. I was wondering if you had a recipe for Macaroons, I’ve tried few different ones, but none so far have been very consistent in final result.
Thank you very much in advance.

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- Serdar Yener 1 year ago
  
  I dont have any macaroons recipe that I can quickly give it to you. I will dig in to my pile and If I find any reliable I will post in the website recipes section. Thanks
  
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  - shain hahsemi 1 year ago
    
    thank you so much, looking forward to it.
    
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