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Kerststol (Dutch Christmas Bread)
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Kerststol (Dutch Christmas Bread)

Kerststol is a festive Dutch bread filled with a mixture of raisins, currants, almonds, and orange peel wrapped around a sweet almond paste. This yeast bread has a rich texture from the combination of wheat and almond flours, and it undergoes a two-stage rising process for lightness. The bread is shaped into a roll with a core of almond paste, then baked until golden with a crisp crust. Kerststol is dusted with icing sugar before serving, making it a traditional holiday treat with a balance of fruitiness, nuttiness, and citrus notes.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Dutch

Ingredients

  • 200 gr flour
  • 120 ml water
  • 100 gr almond flour
  • 100 gr granulated sugar
  • 25 gr caster sugar
  • 25 gr butter
  • 50 gr raisins
  • 50 gr currants currants, Zante
  • 30 gr almonds
  • 0.5 egg
  • 1/2 orange peel
  • 7 gr dried yeast
  • icing sugar

Instructions

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  1. Mix the flour, water, caster sugar, butter, and yeast. Knead for 5 minutes. Set the dough aside in a warm place and leave it to raise for 1 hour.
  2. Next, prepare the almond paste by combining the granulated sugar, with the egg and almond flour and place in the fridge for a little while.
  3. Once the dough has finished resting, roughly chop the almonds and and combine them with the raisins, currants and orange peel and mix them into the dough, kneading until evenly distributed.
  4. Roll the dough on a clean, floured surface into a 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) thick rectangle and place it on baking paper.
  5. Roll the almond paste into a cylinder and place on the dough. It should be slightly shorter than the length of your dough. Roll the dough over the paste, encasing it inside securely. Allow the roll to rest for 30 minutes.
  6. Preheat your oven at 200°C/ 390°F.
  7. Place the Kerststol in an ovenproof bread pan and bake. After 15 minutes reduce the heat to 180°C (355°F) and bake for a further 20 minutes.
  8. Once done and nicely browned, take the oven out of the oven and spread some butter thinly over the top. Sprinkle with icing sugar to your liking.
  9. Once cooled, slice into inch-thick slices and serve with a good spread of butter on top. Enjoy!

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