Stollen recipe.

[Ed P]

This was a tradition at our house and gifted to friends. My wife would
cut up some maraschino cherries in it too.

Fruit Stollen



Ingredients:

7 1/2 to 8 cups flour (2 lbs. of flour)
1 cup sugar
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

3 eggs
1 cup of milk
1 cup of oil
1 teaspoon vanilla

Blend flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder

Make a well--add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Mix and divide the dough
into about 5 sections.

Roll each section out and fill the pastry dough.

Filling

1 jar apple butter (1 lb.) or any other fruit butter
1/4 cup minute tapioca
1 cup of raisins
1/2 cup nuts
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Mix together and fill pastry dough.

Place on lightly greased cookie sheet.

Makes about 5 loaves. Bake 375° oven for 30 minutes.

Cool and then dust with powder sugar.

[Dave Smith]

Thanks Ed
I had only had store bought Stollen and it just never occurred to me to
make it myself. It was standard Christmas fare in my German second
family's home. My ancestry is primarily English, Scottish and Irish and
we were more into shortbread,dark and light fruitcakes, mincemeat and
carrot pudding.

On a related note, our neighbour came buy today to bring some Christmas
gifts. She was thrilled to be on the receiving end of my fruitcake and
said she was hoping that I had made some for her. She is one of my
biggest fruitcake fans.

Post by Ed P
Fruit Stollen
            7 1/2 to 8 cups flour (2 lbs. of flour)
            1 cup sugar
            3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
            1/2 teaspoon salt
            3 eggs
            1 cup of milk
            1 cup of oil
            1 teaspoon vanilla
Blend flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder
Make a well--add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla.  Mix and divide the dough
into about 5 sections.
Roll each section out and fill the pastry dough.
Filling
            1 jar apple butter (1 lb.) or any other fruit butter
            1/4 cup minute tapioca
            1 cup of raisins
            1/2 cup nuts
            1/2 cup coconut
            1/2 cup chocolate chips
Mix together and fill pastry dough.
Place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
Makes about 5 loaves.  Bake 375° oven for 30 minutes.
Cool and then dust with powder sugar.

[Ed P]

Post by Dave Smith
Thanks Ed
I had only had store bought Stollen and it just never occurred to me to
make it myself. It was standard Christmas fare in my German second
family's home. My ancestry is primarily English, Scottish and Irish and
we were more into shortbread,dark and light fruitcakes, mincemeat and
carrot pudding.
On a related note, our neighbour came buy today to bring some Christmas
gifts. She was thrilled to be on the receiving end of my fruitcake and
said she was hoping that I had made some for her. She is one of my
biggest fruitcake fans.

Not sure how old the recipe it but my wife go it from her aunt about 60
years ago. Everyone looked forward to getting one.

[Dave Smith]

Post by Ed P

Post by Dave Smith
On a related note, our neighbour came buy today to bring some
Christmas gifts. She was thrilled to be on the receiving end of my
fruitcake and said she was hoping that I had made some for her. She is
one of my biggest fruitcake fans.

Not sure how old the recipe it but my wife go it from her aunt about 60
years ago.  Everyone looked forward to getting one.

It is nice when the recipients genuinely appreciate these treats. One of
our neighbours came by today with gifts and my wife was going to give
her one of my fruitcakes. We had had discussions in the past about her
giving away the fruits of my labour without checking with me and I have
explained to her that a lot of people do not appreciate fruit cake.
While my wife was running around Val and I talked about Christmas
cooking traditions and she mentioned that someone had given them a
fruitcake and they didn't know what to do with it because neither of
them liked it, so they were going to take it to their church.

A half hour later the neighbour another neighbour came by to exchange
gifts and she was thrilled to get my fruitcake. She loves it and makes
sure that I know she likes it.

You've got me wishing I had been a recipient of your wife's Stollen.
The recipe is 5 and I don't know if I have 5 friends who would
appreciate it.

[clams casino]

I don't know if I have 5 friends who would appreciate it.

You've neighbors, right?

@distribute holiday cheer@

[Ed P]

Post by Dave Smith
It is nice when the recipients genuinely appreciate these treats. One of
our neighbours came by today with gifts and my wife was going to give
her one of my fruitcakes.  We had had discussions in the past about her
giving away the fruits of my labour without checking with me and I have
explained to her that a lot of people do not appreciate fruit cake.
While my wife was running around Val and I talked about Christmas
cooking  traditions and she mentioned that someone had given them a
fruitcake and they didn't know what to do with it because neither of
them liked it, so they were going to take it to their church.
A half hour later the neighbour another neighbour came by to exchange
gifts and she was thrilled to get my fruitcake. She loves it and makes
sure that I know she likes it.
You've got me wishing I had been a recipient of your wife's Stollen. The
recipe is 5 and I don't know if I have 5 friends who would appreciate it.

Fruit cake is controversial. Much of the commercial stiff is horrid.
I'd never buy one. That said, you've posted about yours and it sounds
very good.

The stollens do freeze well if you don't have recipients, but I bet you
will find some. I also made pizzelles this year. I sent two packs of
them to another friend in MA. She got them Monday, they were gone by
Thursday. We used to work together and she got some every year in the
past. That goes back 33 years now. We talk every Saturday morning
since I moved 6 years ago.

[Bruce]

Post by Ed P

Post by Dave Smith
It is nice when the recipients genuinely appreciate these treats. One of
our neighbours came by today with gifts and my wife was going to give
her one of my fruitcakes.  We had had discussions in the past about her
giving away the fruits of my labour without checking with me and I have
explained to her that a lot of people do not appreciate fruit cake.
While my wife was running around Val and I talked about Christmas
cooking  traditions and she mentioned that someone had given them a
fruitcake and they didn't know what to do with it because neither of
them liked it, so they were going to take it to their church.
A half hour later the neighbour another neighbour came by to exchange
gifts and she was thrilled to get my fruitcake. She loves it and makes
sure that I know she likes it.
You've got me wishing I had been a recipient of your wife's Stollen. The
recipe is 5 and I don't know if I have 5 friends who would appreciate it.

Fruit cake is controversial. Much of the commercial stiff is horrid.
I'd never buy one. That said, you've posted about yours and it sounds
very good.

I made one a few years ago, after a recipe from the 50s. One of the
ingredients was brandy. That sounded mediaeval to me, but I bought a
bottle. I liked the cake, but I ate 70% of it. My wife and
mother-in-law ate the other 30%. Maybe that's a sign I was the only
one who liked it.

[ItsJoanNotJoAnn]

Post by Ed P
This was a tradition at our house and gifted to friends. My wife would
cut up some maraschino cherries in it too.

Like Dave, I've only had the store-bought version. The
first time I ever tasted it was about 10 years ago of
which there were two varieties, and I don't remember
which one I had.