How to Prepare Yummy Sig's Fine German Christmas Stollen with Marzipan

Sig's Fine German Christmas Stollen with Marzipan. When cooled down dust with icing. This German stollen with dried fruits, almonds, and marzipan is so delicious! It's made with Christmas spices and it's just the perfect treat for This stollen is absolutely perfect to embrace the Christmas season!

I have only learned about it after moving to Germany. Our bakery next door is selling them for like. German Stollen should be made ahead of time and allowed to age three weeks. You can cook Sig's Fine German Christmas Stollen with Marzipan using 18 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Sig's Fine German Christmas Stollen with Marzipan

1. It's 75 grams of mixed raisins and sultanas.
2. It's 50 ml of liqueur, I use cherry brandy but any fruit liqueur will do..
3. It's 30 grams of finely chopped hazelnuts.
4. You need 30 grams of ground almonds.
5. Prepare 250 grams of all-purpose flour (plain) flour.
6. Prepare 2 tsp of baking powder (not baking soda).
7. Prepare 50 grams of candid orange or mixed peel.
8. You need 2 tbsp of candied cherries finely chopped , optional.
9. Prepare 75 grams of soft butter.
10. You need 75 grams of caster ( superfine ) sugar.
11. It's 2 small of or 1 large egg.
12. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
13. It's 1/2 tsp of Orange blossom or orange extract.
14. It's 1/4 tsp of rum aroma (flavouring).
15. You need 135 grams of best German quark if you can get it , if not any quark will do but let it drain well in any case. If you can't get quark use mascarpone or any similar soft cheese.
16. Prepare 50 grams of or more marzipan, I use brandy marzipan ,but any will do , optional.
17. You need 2 tbsp of butter, melted for brushing.
18. Prepare 50 grams of icing sugar for dusting.

Christstollen is a rich yeast dough full of raisins, nuts, and Dresden has the most famous Christmas Stollen, but you can bake your own with little trouble and a few hours time. A German Christmas favorite - the Christstollen, the King of all Christmas pastries. Stollen has been made in Germany for over Schlunder Butter Stollen is imported from Germany, where they are baked following an authentic recipe for this classic treat This. Stollen is one of the world's great Christmas breads, a delicious treat whether you celebrate Christmas or not.

Sig's Fine German Christmas Stollen with Marzipan instructions

1. Soak your raisins and sultanas in your chosen liqueur, set aside, for about 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 180C.
3. In a smallish bowl mix your flour and baking powder well. Add the chopped hazelnuts and the ground almond..
4. Add the orange peel, cherries( if using ) and soaked sultanas and raisins without the soaking liqueur, set the liquid aside .Stir the flour/fruit and nut mixture thoroughly..
5. In a larger bowl whisk the softened butter with the sugar, add the eggs whisk until light and creamy.
6. Add the flavourings, vanilla,orange blossom and rum aroma. Then add the quark. Stir thoroughly..
7. Add the flour/fruit and nut mixture to the butter/egg mixture a spoon at a time. Until almost all gone, pour in half of the soaking liquid, then add the remainder of the flour mixture ensuring it gets well combined..
8. If it is to wet add a little extra flour.Flour a table or cake board and flatten the dough into a oval shape this dough is not pliable it is more loose but you can still get hold of it in one go ..
9. If you are using the marzipan, roll it about little finger width size into a sausage shape that is almost as long as the oval shape and lay it onto the dough about two thirds up . Now roll the smaller top over the marzipan and fold onto the Lower part. Make sure the marzipan is folded in well or it may run .The loaf should be a little thicker at one end as it is meant to resemble a sleeping baby. Slightly curve the loaf . Carefully move onto your flat baking tray..
10. Cover lightly with baking or parchment paper or use a thin silicone liner put into oven and bake for about 45 minutes..
11. Immediately after the Stollen comes out of the oven brush it with the 2 tablespoons of butter all over and leave to cool. When cooled down dust with icing sugar ..
12. This can be made up to about 6 -8 weeks ahead to achieve a so called ripening, if you do , wrap the Stollen securely into tinfoil and keep in a very cold room or space, we put it in the garage , but not the fridge, because of moist and odour from other food items.
13. This Stollen is good to eat from day one of you like.

Most people buy it, but the truth The layer of marzipan keeps the stollen moist. A butter and sugar glaze locks in additional moisture. Note: For the orange peel, use a sharp vegetable. The Marzipan: Marzipan could be prepared the night before or prior to knead dough. Christmas just isn't Christmas without German Stollen bread!