"Stollen is a dense, sweet German bread that’s served during Christmastime. Ours sticks with tradition, incorporating brandy-soaked golden raisins, dried cherries and slivered almonds in a batter laced with citrus zest, cardamom and mace...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 mixed golden raisins and dried cherries
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1 cherry brandy
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1 slivered almonds
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1.25 whole milk
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1.5 unsalted butter
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cup(s) granulated sugar
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Grated zest of 1 orange and 1 lemon
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6 all-purpose flour
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2 rapid-rise yeast (1 1/2 Tbsp)
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1 each ground cardamom and salt
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1/2 ground mace or nutmeg
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3 eggs
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Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting