Traditional Christmas Stollen with Idaho® Potatoes | Idaho Potato Commission

Ingredients

• 2 oz chopped dried apricots
• 2 oz currants
• 2 oz dried tart cherries
• 1 oz crystallized ginger, minced
• 1 oz dried cranberries
• ⅓ cup apple juice or apple cider
• 6 ounces mashed Idaho® russet potato (potatoes cooked in lightly salted water, no milk or butter)
• 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
• 3 ounces unsalted butter at room temperature
• 3 ounces (⅓ cup) granulated sugar
• 4 oz (½ cup) whole milk
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
• 5 oz all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons dried yeast
• ¼ cup cold mashed potatoes
• Heavy pinch salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons half and half of milk
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅛ teaspoon almond extract
• 4 cups (1 pound) powdered sugar, plus more for kneading
• 1 ounce (2 Tablespoons) melted butter
• Powdered sugar