what is christmas stollen?\?

Answer 1

it's like a sweet bread with dried fruit in it

Answer 2

It is a sweet dense bread that usually contains dried fruit, raisins, and marzipan. Marzipan is the same as almond paste but a bit finer in texture, and is an aquired taste for many people.

When stollen are made, they are somewhat flattened, spread with marzipan then folded to make 3 layers. After being baked to golden brown, they are sprinkled with icing sugar.

Answer 3

Stollen is a bread-like cake traditionally made in Germany. The old name Striezel was from strüzel or stroczel, "awaken" (Old Prussian: troskeilis), which came to mean "loaf of bread". The shape of the cake was originally meant to represent the baby Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stollen

Answer 4

"Christmas stollen" is a German Christmas bread that goes by many different names: Christmas Stollen, Dresden Stollen, Strutzel, Striezel, Stutenbrot, or Christstollen. It is a colorful collection of nuts, raisins, currants, candied orange, lemon peel, brandy or rum, lots of butter, and traditional spices of Christmas(such as cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, mace or cloves).

Answer 5

It's a bit like a soft sweet loaf thingy packed with dried fruit and filled with marzipan.
Find a picture and recipe here
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/christmas-stollen/detail.aspx

Answer 6

Der echte Christstollen kommt aus Dresden.
Es ist ein Hefegebäck in der Form eines Brotes - ca. 2 Kilogramm..
Der Teig wird ausgiebig, ca. 1/2 Stunde geschlagen - geknetet.
Es ist ein sehr gehaltvolles Gebäck. Er wird mindestens 4 Wochen vor Weihnachten gebacken. Dann muß er "reifen", dh. ruhen.
Dazu wird er kühl und trocken gelagert.
Er enthält reichlich Butterschmalz, Rosinen, Korinthen, Orangat, abgezogene gehackte Mandeln und wird nach dem Backen mehrmals gebuttert und gezuckert.
Der Christstollen darf eigentlich erst am Heiligenabend zum Kaffeetrinken angeschnitten (in Scheiben) werden.
Richtiger, echter Stollen wird bis Ostern gegessen. Solange ist er haltbar.
Striezel ist ein anderes Wort für Stollen.
Der Dresdner Weihnachtsmarkt hat daher auch seinen Namen Striezelmarkt.

Answer 7

Bah Humbug, nobody can steal Christmas because if you will remember the cartoon then the movie starring Jim Carey, "The Grench Who Stole Christmas" the grench tried and he had taken everything that represents Christmas and the Whos still celebrated, then he got it.

Answer 8

It is a delicious loaf made mostly in Germany but in Scandanavian countries as well....like a dense cake (not as dense as fruitcake) which contains chopped dried, sugared fruits and nuts.....usually with powdered sugar on top.....Good Stuff!!

Answer 9

They are Christmas cookies.

This is their recipe:

Rolled oats, light whole wheat flour, candied fruits, and nuts are combined in a batter that also contains brown sugar, corn syrup, and the flavor of allspice.


INGREDIENTS:
• Light vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1 cup cholesterol-free butter substitute (Parkay, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, etc.), softened to room temperature
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp. baking powder
• 1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. ground Allspice
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 1/2 cups light whole wheat flour
• 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cup diced, mixed candied fruit (fruit cake mix)
• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
•

METHOD:
Pre-heat oven to 375F. Lightly spray vegetable oil on cookie sheets. Combine butter substitute, egg, baking powder, vanilla, salt and Allspice. Beat with mixer until thoroughly mixed. Add brown sugar and corn syrup. Beat on medium to high speed for 1 minute until a smooth, whipped consistency. Add flour and beat until thoroughly moistened. Add oats and beat until thoroughly moistened. Stir in diced fruit and walnuts and until mixed. Spoon 1 heaping tsp. cookie mix for each cookie unto cookie sheets. Bake at 375 F for 11 to 15 minutes or until dough has air pockets in it and brown around edges. Cool on cookie sheets for 10-15 minutes. Watch carefully towards the final few minutes of baking. Cookies tend to burn on the edges easily.

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Answer 10

It is a holiday yeast bread with raisins and dried fruit. Usually frosted.