Christmas stollen is more than just a pastry. It is the magic of flavors and aromas that gives a sense of celebration long before Christmas. Lisa Glinska calls this process not just cooking, but a real ritual that brings the family together. And WomanEL tells why stollen should be prepared in advance.
ContentWhy Christmas stollen should be prepared in advanceCheese stollenClassic stollen 
Why Christmas Stollen Should Be Prepared in Advance
Now is the best time to start preparing: the stollen takes several weeks to ripen. The longer it lies, the brighter and richer its taste. If you want to surprise your loved ones with an unsurpassed Christmas dessert, these recipes will be your main holiday find.
Friends, as promised, I'm sharing recipes for stollen: classic (yeast) and cheese (yeast-free). For me, making these Christmas cupcakes has become a favorite winter tradition. After all, Christmas is impossible to imagine without the aroma of baking, which envelops the house with warmth and comfort, – wrote Lisa.
Cheese Stollen
Ingredients:
- 200 g butter (softened);
- 150 g sugar (6 tbsp. with a slide);
- 200 g cheese (fat content 5-9%);
- 100 g eggs (2 pcs.);
- lemon zest;
- orange zest;
- 10 g baking powder (2 tsp. with a slide);
- 500 g flour (20 tbsp.);
- 250 g light raisins (1.5 cups);
- 200 g dried blueberries (1.2 cups);
- 150 ml dark rum (8 tbsp.).
Additionally:
- 200 g melted butter;
- 200 g powdered sugar (8 tablespoons with a slide).
Classic Stollen
Dried fruits in rum:
- 150 g light raisins (5 tbsp. with a slide);
- 150 g dark raisins (5 tbsp. with a slide);
- 100 g cranberries (3.5 tbsp. with a slide);
- 200 ml of dark rum (0.8 cups of 250 ml).
Dough:
- 200 g of flour (8 tbsp.);
- 200 ml of milk (slightly warm);
- 2 g of fresh pressed yeast (or 1/5 tsp. of dry).
Dough:
- 400 g of dough;
- 450 g of flour (18 tbsp.);
- 180 g of softened butter (82% fat, 1 part);
- 200 g of softened butter (82% fat, 2 parts);
- 60 ml of milk (3 tbsp., warm);
- 30 g fresh pressed yeast (or 8 g dry);
- 110 g sugar (4 tbsp. with a slide + 2 tsp.);
- zest of one lemon;
- zest of one orange;
- 3 g cinnamon powder (1/2 tsp.);
- 4 g salt (1/2 tsp.).
Additionally:
- 100 g melted butter;
- 150 g powdered sugar (6 tbsp. with a slide).
Also try 3 pumpkin desserts from Lisa Glinska.