German Style Stollen

Stollen is a long-standing holiday tradition anticipated by many families, and German-style Stollen from the baking company is packed with special ingredients – rum-soaked raisins and cranberries, real butter, whole and slivered almonds, crystallized ginger, candied citrus peel, nutmeg, and coarse-ground black pepper. A rope of housemade marzipan runs the length of each loaf. Stollen loaves are all shaped by hand. After baking, each loaf is dipped in melted sweet-cream butter, rolled in granulated sugar and finished with a drift of confectioners’ sugar. A festive holiday gift, Stollen makes a unique dessert or a special afternoon treat.

Our Stollen is made from a traditional German recipe dense with dried fruit macerated in rum and spices for a minimum of 30 days. A specially-prepared sponge is made prior to the mixing of each batch and supports the fermentation process. CRUST uses a three-stage mixing process for our Stollen, starting with development of the dough followed by addition of real butter. The dried-fruit soaker and almonds are mixed in last.

Classically trained bakers then divide and shape the loaves around a rope of housemade marzipan. The shaped loaves ferment briefly before baking. Once cooled, loaves are dipped in melted sweet-cream butter, rolled in granulated sugar and finished with a drift of confectioners’ sugar.

Each Stollen comes beautifully wrapped in clear cellophane with a festive bow.