Cottage Cheese Stollen with Dates
Description
Tasty pastry for the whole family. Stollen is a traditional German Christmas pastry that, with its shape and white color thanks to powdered sugar, was meant to resemble the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes. The most common stollens have a filling of raisins and candied fruit. This pastry is also popular with poppy seeds, marzipan, and various nuts. Stollen can be made from yeast dough or with baking powder, as in my case, but both versions are heavy, dense dough. Make such a cake for Christmas – it’s very convenient to prepare in advance, since there are many chores before the holiday. Stollen should be wrapped in parchment paper and stored in a cool, dry place The pastry is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
Coarsely chop the dates and place them in a bowl with sugar and jam.
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Step 2
Add the cottage cheese, soft butter, and beat in the egg.
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Step 3
Toast the nuts in a pan and grind them in a blender. Then combine with all the ingredients and pour in the liqueur.
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Step 4
Mix everything thoroughly.
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Step 5
And add the dry ingredients – flour with baking powder. Knead a stiff dough.
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Step 6
Shape the loaf, place it on a baking sheet, make a lengthwise groove, and brush with milk.
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Step 7
Bake at 180 degrees for 40-50 minutes. If the top burns while the interior is still raw, cover it with foil.
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Step 8
You can mix sugar, orange juice, and butter for glazing – generously brush the hot stollen. Or you can brush the hot cake with butter, pour orange juice over it.
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Step 9
And sprinkle with sugar, let the pastry cool completely.
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Step 10
Generously dust the cooled stollen with powdered sugar.