Whole Wheat Christmas Stollen
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
-
1 Loaf
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 295.73 ml whole wheat flour
- 14.79 ml instant yeast
- 157.80 ml coconut milk
- 1 large egg
- 78.78 ml brown sugar
- 7.39 ml salt
- 78.78 ml butter, softened
- 295.73 ml bread flour
- 78.78 ml currants
- 78.78 ml sultana raisin
- 78.78 ml candied red cherries, quartered
- 78.78 ml candied peel
- 4.92 ml ginger
- 4.92 ml allspice
- 4.92 ml ground cinnamon
- 170.09 g almond paste
- 14.79 ml icing sugar
directions
- Start 8-12 hours in advance and soak the whole wheat flour in the coconut milk in ordet to nutralize the Phytic acid.
- Measure out the currants and raisins and soak in warm water.
- Mix all of the dry ingredients and all of the luquid ingredients, setting aside a little of the Bread Flour for kneading by hand.
- Knead for five minutes, then spread the dough out flat and add the fruit and peel on top and fold inches.
- Knead another 5 minutes or so until the gluten is fully developed and it is smooth.
- Set aside in an oiled bowl for 1-2 hours until about doubled in size.
- Push down and fold a couple of times, Let rest for 15 minutes.
- Roll out the almond paste into a 12 inch long rope.
- Push out the dough into a rectangle about 12 inches long.
- Put the almond paste in the center of the dough and fold tightly together to form the loaf, seal up the seam and fold over the top to form a lip. (this is to complete the look of a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes.).
- Let rise for one hour and then brush with an egg wash consisting of half an egg with 1/2 cup coconut milk.
- Meanwhile preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 350 and then reduce the temperature to 300 and bake for another 30-40 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack and then dust with powered sugar if you desire.
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