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German Weinacht Stolen
(Note: If you have a Kitchen Aid Mixer
or other type mixer you can put all the ingredients in the mixer
and using your mixing tool blend together on low speed like a
bread dough.)
If not:
Mix together 1, 1/8 lb. (500g) of plain flour
and I packet of Oetker Baking Powder or(4 tsp, of regular baking
powder) and sift unto a pastry board and make a well in the
center.
Add 7 oz. (200g) sugar and 1 packet of Oetker
Vanilla Sugar or 2 tsp. of vanilla flavoring and a pinch of
salt. Add 4 drops of Oetker baking essence of bitter almond
or 1 capful of regular almond flavoring, 4 drops of Oetker baking
essence of lemon or 1 capful of regular lemon flavoring, 1 bottle
of Oetker baking essence of rum or 2 tsp. of regular rum
flavoring, a pinch of ground cardamom and a pinch of mace and 2
eggs. Bring some of the flour into the wet ingredients to a
heavy paste. Add 4, 1/2 oz. (125 g) of unsalted softened
butter, 2 oz. (55g) of shortening or suet, 9oz. or (250g) of
ricotta cheese, 4 oz. or (115g) dried currants, 5 oz. or (140g)
blonde raisons, 2 oz. or (55g) of citron or candied lemon peel, 5
oz. or (140g) ground almonds or hazelnuts. Work all of these
into a dough.
Grease a cookie sheet pan and shape dough
into a football shaped loaf and bake at 350 degrees until a tooth
pick inserted comes out clean. (about an hour or so)
Then brush loaf with butter and sprinkle with
lots of sifted 10x sugar
Wrap the loaf tightly in several layers of
foil paper. Wrap again in colorful cellophane wrap to give
as a gift
This is absolutely delicious and not at all
like the typical stolen made with yeast.
Time consuming but well worth the effort!
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