Christmas Stollen Recipe

Ingredients:

• christmastide
• by bessie trull law
• while pines are bent with ice and snow
• our firesides have a golden glow
• reflected in the eyes that see
• the symbol of a christmas tree.
• the luscious cakes are baked and iced
• the fruit for stollens mixed and spiced
• while stockings dangle side by side . . .
• for love comes out at christmastide.
• christmas stollen
• place 4 cups flour
• 1 cup butter
• 1 tablesppon sugar and
• 1 tsp salt in a bowl.
• mix as for pie crust.
• add 1 cup lukewarm milk and 1 cake of yeast which has been dissolved in a little warm water.
• add 3 beaten egg yolks .
• let raise to double its bulk.
• in another bowl, place 2 cups of chopped candied fruit and nuts, and
• 1 tbsp of flour .
• mix until all fruit is covered with flour.
• add this to the raised dough, knead thoroughly and form into the desired shape.