Dresdner Weihnachtsstollen

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 1/3 cups flour
• 1 -1 1/2 cup milk
• 2 1/2 ounces yeast
• 1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup sugar or 3/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup candied lemon peel
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1/4 cup rum
• 1 3/4 cups raisins
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 make a soft, pliable yeast dough from the first 6 ingredients and let stand in bowl for 10 minutes.
• 2 knead the lemon peel, zest, almonds, and rum into the dough.
• 3 when all other ingredients are equally distributed, add the raisins.
• 4 roll into an oval and place on a greased baking sheet. let rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
• 5 still on baking sheet, wrap dough well in aluminium foil and store in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight.
• 6 remove from refrigerator and take off foil. sprinkle flour around the loaf to prevent the dough from spreading.
• 7 place loaf in a pre-heated 350-400° oven and bake 50-60 minutes, till pale gold in color. remove from oven.
• 8 brush with melted butter and dust with confectioner's sugar. repeat until butter and sugar are used up.
• 9 stollen should have a thick, layer.