Easy Stollen Bread Recipe

Today I’m making one of my favorite Christmas baking treats the Stollen Bread. This easy Stollen Bread recipe doesn’t require any yeast, instead we’re going to use farmer’s cheese, which helps make a moist holiday bread.

The recipe calls for a mix of dried fruits and orange candied peel. You can buy it on Amazon, find it in your local stores or use my tutorial Candied Orange Peel Recipe to make it yourself.

This recipe gives you the freedom to make two large Christmas bread loaves or, like me, you can make three smaller stollen’s ready to give away to your guests as they come and go over the holiday period.

For my Stollen bread I’ll use the candied orange peel, dried cranberries, golden and black raisins, chopped almonds and walnuts. I’m also going to use orange juice to soak the dried fruits but if you like to use alcohol, like rum or brandy to soak the fruits, you have that option.

Ingredients for the filling:

100g candied orange peel
100g dried cranberries
50g golden raisins
50g black raisins
50g chopped almonds
50g chopped walnuts
100 ml orange juice

Ingredients for the dough:

500g all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
200g softened butter
150g sugar
2 eggs at room temperature
250g farmer’s cheese
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp orange zest
1 tbsp lemon zest

Ingredients for the topping:

50g melted butter
100g powdered sugar

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Step 1

Start by placing the orange peel, dried cranberries and both types of raisins in a mixing bowl. Then cover them with orange juice and mix well.

You can do it a night before making the dough or you can place the bowl in the microwave for 2-3 minutes, mix it again and let them sit for 15-20 minutes. The fruits will absorb the juice and soften. Then place the soaked dry fruits in the sieve and drain the remaining liquid.

Step 2

In a large mixing bowl combine the softened butter and sugar with orange and lemon zest. Using a hand mixer, whisk the ingredients together for about one minute. Scribe the sides of the bowl.

Step 3

Add the eggs, vanilla extract and whisk again.

Step 4

Next, add the farmer’s cheese and whisk again. You can use store-bought farmer’s cheese or make it yourself, by watching my video tutorial Farmers Cheese Recipe.

Next, add the salt, baking powder and half of the flour. Using a spatula or a spoon, mix the ingredients together. Add the dry fruits and the nuts and mix again.

Step 5

Place a good amount of flour onto your work surface and place the dough in the middle. Cover it with more flour and start kneading the dough, adding the rest of the flour as needed. The dough should turn out soft and slightly sticky.

Step 6

Divide the dough into 2 or 3 pieces. Slightly dust the work surface with the flour, place one of the pieces on top and with your hands make a rectangle shape about an inch thick. Then using the edge of your palm, press down lightly to create an indentation about a third of the way over, creating two sections. Then fold one-third of the dough over to the middle, slightly pressing on top.

Step 7

Transfer the formed stollen into a baking sheet covered with parchment paper or a Teflon sheet and bake at 350°F degrees (180°C) for 50-60 minutes, depends on the size of your loaves. In the meantime, melt the butter and prepare the powdered sugar to finish our Stollen bread. When the loaves are baked, generously brush them with the melted butter while they are still hot. Then, immediately sprinkle them with a good amount of powdered sugar and let the stollen breads cool completely.

You can wrap the loaves with parchment paper and decorate it with twin and cinnamon stick with a piece of dried orange, and give it as an independent sweet Christmas gift, or it can be a part of a Gift Cookie Box, that will make an unforgettable, delicious Christmas present for your loved ones. You can also make the Stollen a couple of weeks in advance, wrap the bread tightly with parchment paper and foil, and keep it in a cool place. Stollen bread can also be frozen for longer storage.

Without a doubt, a slice of freshly baked Stollen bread is heavenly good with a cup of coffee. You can also serve it with butter, honey, or jam.

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Tips for Making Stollen Bread without Yeast

You can substitute the dry fruits and nuts in this recipe for the same amount of whatever type you like.
Use store-bought or homemade Candied Orange Peel.
Soak the dried fruits overnight or place the bowl in the microwave for 2-3 minutes and let them sit for 15-20 minutes.

For the alcohol version, use brandy or rum.
Use store-bought or Homemade Farmer’s Cheese.
This recipe gives you the freedom to make two large Christmas bread loaves, or like me, you can make three smaller stollen’s ready to give away to your guests as they come and go over the holidays.

How to Store Stollen Bread without Yeast

You can make the Stollen a couple of weeks in advance, wrap the bread tightly with parchment paper and foil and keep it in a cool place.
Stollen can also be frozen for longer storage.

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