Christmas Stollen Bites
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Christmas Stollen Bites
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German Christmas Bread goes by many different names~
Christmas Stollen, Christstollen,
Stollen, Strutzel, Striezel,
Dresden Stollen.
Stollen or Christstollen~
Is traditionally baked during Advent,
a holy season of the Christian Church,
the days of preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Christ.
The Christstollen or Stollen is a formed cake filled
with dried fruits, nuts and covered in powdered sugar.
It is available only during Advent and
Christmas time.
Its shape is said to resemble the
Christ Child wrapped in a blanket.
Get the recipe here!
Labels: Christmas Stollen Bites, German Stollen, History of Stollen
