Old Fashioned Stollen

My great-grandmother’s recipe for stollen, a German Holiday Bread. Most people put frosting on top, but I don’t.

Step: 1

In a small saucepan, heat milk until hot, but not boiling; mix in 1/2 cup sugar, salt, lemon zest, and butter. Remove from heat, and cool slightly. In a small bowl, mix together yeast, 1 teaspoon sugar, and 1/4 cup water; stir into milk. Beat in 2 eggs and egg yolks. Mix in 3 cups flour. Cover, and let rise in a warm place.

Step: 2

Mix in the raisins and nuts. Gradually mix in enough of the remaining flour to form a soft dough. Place dough in a well-oiled bowl, cover, and set aside to rise.

Step: 3

Divide dough into 3 balls. Roll each ball out into a thick log, braid, and tuck the ends under. Place on a large cookie sheet, and set aside to rise one more time.

Step: 4

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Brush beaten egg over the dough. It gives a shine to it.

Step: 5

Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.

Per Serving: 234 calories; protein 5.3g; carbohydrates 33.6g; fat 9g; cholesterol 56.8mg; sodium 203.4mg.

Eating good breakfast to continue the day had become a good habit. It’s a great way to start my 24 hours off healthfully. The sugar hit from the fruit wakes me up and bring me power to take on the morning. Sugar is more vilified as the evil of all disease, but fruit is also loaded with fibre, which is great for your digestive system and helps keep you feel full longer, and less likely grab a snack out of the vending machine before lunchtime.

Make fruit a at 7.00 clock habit is easy . Easy as put the sweetness in your fridge next to the sweet drink or on the table next to your grain pan , or beside your coffee maker or tea kettle — about anywhere where you’ll find it. Before you eating the rest of your breakfast , eat your fruit. If you’re not usually a breakfast person.

Give your stomach energy a bit of sugar in the morning is important to move your metabolism for the 24 hours and insert important element to your brain, which, incidentally, requires a continue supply of sugar in the form of process glucose, counting at to around 120g daily. There is also substantial evidence to support the idea that a diet high in fiber can reduce your risk of a count of of cancers. And of course, you well-being from all the other supplement and antioxidants in fruit, which keep you powerfull and healthy.