Dresdner Stollen: how to make traditional pastries for Christmas 2024

Stollen is a traditional German pastry served at the Christmas table. The shape of the dish should resemble a baby wrapped in diapers. The first mention of stollen dates back to 1329, so it's safe to say that this dish has come down to our time from antiquity.

A food blogger with the nickname reeixit shared on Instagram how to make Dresdner stollen in a modern way. The result is an authentic dish that impresses with its taste and great appearance.

Ingredients for the dough

• Flour - 500 gr
• Fresh yeast - 60 gr
• Sugar - 90 gr
• Warm milk - 200 ml
• Butter - 170 g
• Yolk - 1 pc
• Salt - 1/3 tsp
• Vanilla sugar - 10-15 gr
• Lemon zest - 1 pc
• Raisins - 225 g
• Candied fruit - 250 gr
• Almonds - 175 g
• Rum\cognac\juice - 150 ml

Ingredients for the coating

• Melted butter - 100 g
• Powdered sugar - 150 g

Method of preparation

1. A day before cooking, rinse all the filling for the stolen bread thoroughly and put it on a towel to dry completely.

2. Mix all the ingredients for the filling and pour alcohol or juice. Leave for an hour and a half.

3. Dry the nuts in a frying pan.

4. In a separate container, mix milk, yeast and 1 tsp of flour and sugar.

5. Add the sifted flour, sugar yolk, zest, vanilla sugar, salt, butter at room temperature to the finished dough and knead the dough.

6. When the dough is smooth, add the filling and continue kneading.

7. Cover with a towel and set aside for 2.5 hours.

8. Form the stolen, cover each with a towel and leave for another hour.

9. Bake at 180 degrees for 45-50 minutes.

10. Pour melted butter over the hot stollen and sprinkle generously with powdered sugar.

11. Wrap in parchment and store until Christmas.