stollen
Acquired without permission
Stollen is a German fruit bread traditionally eaten during Christmas, made with dried fruit, nuts, spices, and often marzipan, then dusted with powdered sugar.
The loaf's oblong shape supposedly represents the Christ child in swaddling clothes.
Every December, my grandmother ships us a stollen from the German bakery.
Fermenting fungus
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
- loafBaked bread shape
- bakeCook using dry heat
- ovenEnclosed cooking chamber
proofing · fermentation · knead · crust · slice · enriched · brioche · panettone
Christmas preparatory season
- festiveCheerfully celebratory
- DecemberYear's final month
- giftItem given freely
- traditionCustom passed through generations
wintertime · celebration · holiday · family · feast · nativity · candles · mulled wine
Dried grape snack
- currantsSmall seedless dried grapes
- sultanasPale dried grapes
- candiedPreserved by sugar-coating
- citronThick-rinded sour fruit
orange peel · lemon peel · dried fruit · zest · macerated · preserved · crystallized · fruitcake
Aromatic bark spice
- nutmegAromatic seed spice
- cardamomAromatic seed pod spice
- cloveDried flower bud spice
- allspiceMultiplex tropical seasoning
vanilla · almond extract · rum · brandy · aromatic · warming · fragrant · zest
yeast
Fermenting fungus
oven · proofing · fermentation · knead · crust · slice · enriched · brioche · panettone · risen
Dresden
Saxon capital city
- AdventChristmas preparatory season
Advent
Christmas preparatory season
tradition · wintertime · celebration · holiday · family · feast · nativity · candles · mulled wine · seasonal
raisins
Dried grape snack
citron · orange peel · lemon peel · dried fruit · zest · macerated · preserved · crystallized · fruitcake · soaked
cinnamon
Aromatic bark spice
allspice · vanilla · almond extract · rum · brandy · aromatic · warming · fragrant · zest · anise
almond paste
Sweet ground nut confection
hidden · sweetness · almond · confection · layered · stuffed · rich · dense · traditional · nutty
- ritual breadcommunion wafer, sacramental bread, consecrated bread, altar bread, shewbread
- cakesbirthday cake, wedding cake, layer cake, chocolate cake, pound cake
- GermanyBerlin, Munich, Hamburg, Germany, German
- festive foodsChristmas ham, Christmas pudding, Easter eggs, wedding cake, birthday cake
- German traditionsOktoberfest, lederhosen, dirndl, dirndls, beer gardens
- holiday bakingsugar cookies, gingerbread, fruitcake, yule log, peppermint bark
stollenplain bread
Untoasted, unspread loaf
saltine · cracker · rye bread · sourdough · breadstick
stollenrice cake
Puffed grain wafer
crispbread · matzo · hardtack · light · angel food cake
stollensandwich bread
Loaf sold pre-sliced
Wonder Bread · daily bread · plain bagel · naan · tortilla