Stollen

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    2hrs 55mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    589
based on 2 ratings

Stollen is a traditional German Christmas bread, this recipe takes a bit longer to make as you are making your own marzipan.

recipe updated Mar 4, 2025

Ingredients

  • Egg icon
    Egg
    2
  • Butter icon
    Butter
    110 g
  • Glace cherries icon
    Glace cherries
    100 g
  • Butter icon
    Butter
    25 g
  • Whole milk icon
    Whole milk
    150 g
  • Sugar icon
    Sugar
    1 teaspoon
  • Dried yeast icon
    Dried yeast
    2 teaspoons
  • Bread flour icon
    Bread flour
    325 g
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    ½ teaspoon
  • Ground cloves icon
    Ground cloves
    ½ teaspoon
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    190 g
  • Candied citrus peel icon
    Candied citrus peel
    100 g
  • Flaked almonds icon
    Flaked almonds
    25 g
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    35 g
  • Ground almonds icon
    Ground almonds
    140 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Plastic wrap
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Baking tray - large
  • kCook icon Cooking chef xl bowl
  • kCook icon Jug
  • kCook icon Work surface
  • kCook icon Lightly floured surface
  • kCook icon Small bowl

Step preview

  1. Line a clean baking tray with parchment paper
  2. Attach the Whisk
  3. Add whole milk, sugar and dried yeast to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  4. Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield
  5. Heat with splashguard fitted - 8 min, 36°C, Speed 1
  6. Transfer milk mixture to jug
  7. Let rest - 15 min
  8. Clean Cooking Chef bowl
  9. Attach the K-Beater
  10. Add caster sugar, ground almonds and icing sugar to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  11. Mix with splashguard fitted - 1 min, Speed 1
  12. Then add egg to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  13. Mix with splashguard fitted - 1 min, Speed 2
  14. Dust a clean work surface with icing sugar
  15. Transfer mixture to work surface
  16. Knead until mixture comes together
  17. Roll into a log then set aside
  18. Clean Cooking Chef bowl
  19. Attach the K-Beater
  20. Add bread flour, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, salt, caster sugar and egg to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  21. Transfer content of jug to Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  22. Mix with splashguard fitted - 5 min, Speed 1
  23. Add butter to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl gradually while machine is running
  24. Mix with splashguard fitted until dough forms - 5 min, Speed 1
  25. Transfer dough to lightly floured surface
  26. Add candied citrus peel, glace cherries and flaked almonds to the lightly floured surface
  27. Knead until combined
  28. Form into a rectangle
  29. Place the marzipan in the middle of the dough
  30. Fold the dough over and gently seal to create a seam
  31. Transfer shaped dough to baking tray
  32. Cover loosely with plastic wrap
  33. Prove until doubled in size - 1 hr 35 min
  34. Pre-heat oven - 180°C
  35. Bake until golden brown - 35 min, 180°C
  36. Remove from oven
  37. Add butter and icing sugar to a clean small bowl
  38. Mix until combined
  39. Brush the stollen with the glaze immediately
  40. Turn out onto cooling rack and let cool
  41. Serve
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