Dresdner Christmas stollen recipe

The terms “Dresdner® Christstollen”, “Dresdner Stollen”, and “Dresdner Weihnachtsstollen” are protected as a geographical indication under Regulation (EU) No. 1151/2012.

Would you like to bake your own Dresdner-style Christstollen? No problem with our recipe, which you can easily adjust to your own preferences.

You will need the following ingredients: 1000 g flour 500 g soft butter 600 g raisins 200 g currants 250 ml warm milk 150 g sugar 150 g ground almonds 200 g mixed candied orange and lemon peel 2 organic lemons 2 cubes of yeast 4 cl rum 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cardamom

Preparing Christstollen is not difficult, but it does take some time because the dough needs to rest several times. If you don’t have the time, you can simply buy a delicious Dresdner Christstollen in our online shop. The original Christstollen is baked according to a traditional recipe in a Dresden bakery and shipped fresh from the oven. This way you can enjoy it conveniently at home.

How to prepare the Stollen:

1. The day before, wash the raisins and currants, soak them in rum, and let them sit overnight. If you prefer an alcohol-free version, you can use apple juice instead.
2. The next day, crumble the yeast, mix it with 1 tbsp sugar and 3 tbsp warm milk, and let it rise in a warm place for 15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, wash the lemons thoroughly, finely grate the zest, and melt the butter.
4. Then place two-thirds of the flour in a bowl and make a well in the center.
5. Pour the yeast mixture into the well and mix with the spices, remaining sugar, lemon zest, butter, warm milk, and flour to form a soft batter until it starts to bubble.
6. Finally, knead in the remaining third of the flour and add raisins, currants, almonds, and candied orange and lemon peel.
7. Let the dough rise, covered, in a warm place for at least one hour.
8. Then shape two loaves, place them on a greased baking tray, and let them rest again briefly.
9. Bake in a preheated oven (fan 160°C) on the middle rack for 50–60 minutes.
10. Brush the cooled Stollen with melted butter and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

We wish you lots of fun baking and enjoy your meal!