Bake With Jack Christmas Stollen Recipe | Classic Festive Bread

Bake With Jack Christmas Stollen Recipe | Classic Festive Bread

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With plenty of dried fruit and the subtle nutty taste of marzipan, this recipe for Christmas Stollen is a must-have for the festive season.

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Ingredients

  • 100g warm milk, 25–30°C
  • 1 medium (50g/1¾oz without the shell) egg
  • 1 (20g/¾oz) egg yolk, the white reserved for the marzipan
  • 15g (½oz) OR or 7g (¼oz) fresh yeast, crumbled OR fast-action dried yeast
  • 250g (9oz) strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 1 tsp (4g) salt
  • 40g (1½oz) golden caster (superfine) sugar
  • 2 tsp (4g) mixed spice
  • 50g (1¾oz) room-temperature unsalted butter, broken up into pieces, plus 50g/1¾oz for brushing the baked stollen
  • 50g (1¾oz) sultanas (golden raisins)
  • 50g (1¾oz) dried apricots
  • 50g (1¾oz) dried cranberries
  • 50g (1¾oz) candied orange peel, chopped
  • 100g (3½oz) ground almonds (almond meal)
  • 50g (1¾oz) golden caster (superfine) sugar
  • 50g (1¾oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar, plus extra for dusting
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 egg white reserved from making the dough

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