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Traditional Egerländer Weihnachtsstollen |
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– Christmas
Stollen from Bohemia
From the Kitchen of Aida
Kraus, 07 Dec 2007 |
Ingredients:
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Dissolve: 2
pkg of yeasts in 1 cup of tepid
water
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Beat: 1 egg
with 1 Tb water and 3 Tb rum
add ½ tps ground nutmeg, zest
of one lemon
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Mix: 6 cups
flour, ½ c sugar, ½ c raisin, ½
c sliced almonds, ½ c glazed
fruit
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Liquefy: ½
c hot water with ½ lb butter or
margarine
Put half of the flour mix
(see 3 above) in a large mixing bowl. Flour has
different moisture content, adjust. Combine all
liquids (1.2. & 4) and add to the flour.
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Process with
kneading hook low speed until
smooth, add a little flour at a time
until absorbed. Put some flour on
counter, remove dough and knead with
hands until dough is no longer
sticky. Put dough back into large
bowl, cover and let rise about 1 – 1
½ hours until it has risen to about
double.
Remove dough
from bowl onto a floured kitchen
counter and make 9 ropes. |
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To INSERT OMENS!
Between the
4-braid and the 3-braid you may
insert “Omens” which are always
a hit with the family and
everyone will want to wield the
knife to get at the omens hidden
inside the Stollen. Vary
their locations from year to
year.
The ends
of the last two ropes twisted
about each other will be folded
underneath on each end. |
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To make
them “sit” on top of one
another, you can use the heel of
your hand to press down in the
middle of the lower braid for
support of the next. |
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MEANING OF OMENSl
You stack the braids,
one on top of the other for baking.
Careful now! This is where our Egerländer
superstition comes in and will affect the
lady of the house! If your braids slip
while baking, it is not going to be a happy
Christmas nor will it be a lucky New Year.
So here is how you’ll be making your own
luck: skewer them to anchor while
baking! |
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Let the skewered
stollen rise for another ½ to ¾ hour and
then bake 45 minutes at 350F. If the skewers
come out clean it is done. Let stand
overnight before cutting and serve it sliced
like bread with butter and honey. The
traditional beverage to serve with it is
tea with honey and laced with a tablespoon
of rum.
Coin: wealth,
Fig: baby, Ring: wedding,
Almond: health, Date or Ginger:
travel,
Cherry: love.
And Merry Christmas to
you all! Aida
(photos
were taken 2005 for this recipe by
Aida)
Published at DVHH by Jody
McKim Pharr, 07 Dec 2007]
