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quarkstollen

Quarkstollen

The quarkstollen is delicious, I leave you the ideal recipe to give away on these dates

Course Christmas
Cuisine german cuisine
Keyword easy quarkstollen, german quarkstollen, german stollen, home made quarkstollen, quarkstollen
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Repose 3 days
Servings 2 stollen
Calories 1700 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 lb flour without baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch grated ginger
  • 1 lemon it zest
  • 2 egg
  • 1 cup salted butter at room temperature
  • 1 cup ricotta
  • 9 oz sultana raisins
  • 4 oz candied fruit I replace it with candied orange peels
  • 5 oz almonds chopped into large pieces
  • 3 tablespoons rum or cognac
  • 1 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC
  2. In a bowl, mix the flour, the baking powder, the spices, the sugar, the butter and the ricotta with a fork. Then add the raisins passed through a little flour (so they don't stick), the almonds and the fruit candied, rum and eggs, is kneaded until obtaining a homogeneous and soft dough.
  3. In a buttered baking tin, form 2 long loaves (like those for hot dogs), make a slit in the middle with a knife to give the shape of a stollen and cook for approximately one hour, until lightly golden and at insert a stick it comes out dry. Carefully brush them with butter while they are still hot and sprinkle with icing sugar.
  4. Let them cool and wrap them in paper. Wait at least 3 days before cutting them and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Once cold, keep in aluminium foil.
Nutrition Facts
Quarkstollen
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1700
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.