Guten Tag!

This morning I added some new Christmas Music. Turn it on while you read about German spiced wine   Stollen German Christmas Bread from the 15th century   Stollen picture is courtesy of Bob Packer Brief Stollen History Stollen has a very long and interesting history. Since the early 1300's in Germany it has been a favorite. But it has taken on a huge symbolism down through the ages and the oldest Christmas market in Germany is named after this loaf of holiday bread. Streizel is another name for Christstollen and in Dresden they have the Striezelmarkt every year. It is the oldest Christmas market in Germany that started in 1434. What is with the Name? Stollen sounds strange for a holiday loaf of sweet bread that represents the Christ Child. The name Christstollen comes from the shape of the stollen looks like a baby wrapped in a blanket, and so it became a symbol for the baby Jesus. It is believed by many that the name "stollen" was originated in a mining community in Dresden . A Stollen is a word for an entrance to a mine shaft. The rounded end of the bread reminded them of a mine entrance. Picture of the HUGE Stollen baking oven. In the Early 1700's August the Strong, Lord of Saxony ordered a 27 foot long Stollen weighing over a Ton to be marched in to a festival to symbolize the mightiness of their army. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ World's largest Stollen In 2010 Bakers in Dresden made a new world record by putting together this large Stollen for the cities Stollenfest. more about this record breaking stollen in Dresden   Dresden Stollenfeset Showing the presentation and cutting of the Giant Stollen!     Go Here for more on the history of Stollen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is still time ! Could be the Perfect Christmas Gift? I would love to be a part of your Christmas with our Gift Wrapped Cookbook that includes or Special Goodies Package seen above, (Bonus Recipes CD, postcards, vanilla beans and vanilla sugar), Let me personalize it by signing it to you or someone special. We send it out 2 day priority mail ! same day you order to get there for before Christmas. There is still time, I get it out the same or next day! Order Right Now   More Information Here We send it out 2 day priority mail ! To order just the cookbook alone go here   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now on to making Stollen This is the recipe from my grandma (Oma) made for us every Christmas Season. She always braided it which is traditional in some German households The Folded Stollen is what you usually see in the markets. I say let's try both recipes and see what you think? Come into my kitchen and let's make both Braided Stollen Folded Stollen A friend of mine Katalin did a nice job with this recipe. Here is a picture of how hers turned out. Bob Packer's Stollen Recipe Quark Stollen (The addition of Quark or you can substitute ricotta cheese )

 

German Christmas Music

Wiehnachtslied Alles Jahr Wieder

 

Ursprung Buam - Die Sterne blüh'n zur Weihnachtszeit 2008

 

Klostertaler - How a sleigh ride 2009

 

More German Music

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