CHRISTMAS STOLLEN 🎄
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
4 egg yolks
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. Salt
Grated peel from 1 lemon and 1 orange
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 1/2 cups hot milk (120 to 130 degrees)
8-8 1/2 cups flour
2 packages yeast
1/2 cup each: golden raisins, candied orange peel, lemon peel, red cherries, green cherries, chopped almonds (I use orange flavored cranberries)
In large bowl beat butter, yolks, sugar, salt, peels, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Slowly add milk, mix thoroughly. Add 2 cups flour and the yeast; mix well. When smooth, add enough flour 1/2 cup at a time until dough forms and can be lifted out of the bowl. Flour work surface, knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes). Mix fruits and nuts, knead fruit mixture into dough. Place dough in greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, let rise in warm place, until doubled (about an hour).
Grease a baking sheet (for one large loaf) or grease three bread pans. Turn dough out onto floured work surface. Divide in loaf shapes, place in greased pans, and let stand until doubled, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake until golden brown and when you thump the loaf it sounds hollow. (About 45 minutes)
Cool and drizzle with powdered sugar frosting, sprinkle with nuts and fruits
Powdered Sugar Icing: 2 T. Melted butter, 1/4 cup of half and half, 1/4 tsp. of orange and almond flavorings, add powdered sugar until the icing is the consistency that you can drizzle the top of the bread.
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