The Art of French Pastry

YIELD | 1 STOLLEN LOAF, SERVING 10 TO 12 PEOPLE BASE TEMPERATURE | 60°C Stollen, a celebration bread that has ...

European type of brioche that is similar to Italian panettone. The rich oblong bread is loaded with butter, ...

of the oven, creating a seal that keeps the bread moist. The bread is also called Christstollen, and its s ...

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Get out the following equipment and allow all of the ingredients except for the milk and the eggs ...

metric weights 1 chef’s knife 1 medium jar 1 digital thermometer KitchenAid or stand mixer fitted with the dough ...

Plastic wrap or hand towel 1 sheet pan lined with parchment paper 1 pastry brush 1 small saucepan 1 sifter ...

UNDERSTANDING INGREDIENTS Authentic stollen was developed to be kept for weeks or months, but personally I prefer ...

bread flour has a very high gluten content that can make the dough rubbery and the bread chewy, and using ...

days. Salt controls the action of the yeast by slowing down the speed of the fermentation: too much salt wo ...

life. The cardamom adds complexity to the flavor profile. INGREDIENTS | WEIGHT | MEASURE (APPROXIMATE) OR OUNCE WEIGHT ...

Lemon Peel | 40 grams | 1½ tablespoons Golden raisins | 40 grams | Scant ⅓ cup Dark rum | 15 grams | ...

¼ cup less 1 teaspoon Dry yeast | 8 grams | 2 teaspoons All-purpose flour | 50 grams | ⅓ cup DOUGH Whole ...

30 grams | 2 tablespoons Bread flour | 220 grams | 1⅔ cups Whole eggs | 50 grams | 1 large egg Almo ...

Scant ½ teaspoon Sea salt | 3 grams | ½ teaspoon Butter (French style, 82% fat) | 115 grams | 4 ounces Cho ...

Butter (French style, 82% fat) | 30 grams | 1 ounce Confectioners’ sugar | 30 grams | ¼ cup METHOD 1 ...

the raisins and the rum so that the mixture can marinate. This step can be done days or weeks ahead and the ...

together. Adjust your milk temperature (Celsius) so that the sum of the three ingredients is 60. For instance, if ...

milk to. 3 Place the 50 grams of milk in the bowl of your stand mixer and add the yeast. Stir ...

fermenting. 4 Once the yeast has been activated it is time to mix and knead the dough. Adjust the te ...

dough is too dry. Add the sugar, bread flour, eggs, almond flour, 90 grams of milk, cardamom powder, and fin ...