Gluten Free Stollen - Coeliac Sanctuary

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Posted On: 6th December 2014

Stollen is a popular German Christmas bread which is a fabulous alternative to Christmas cake, or you could have course serve both! It is a rich, fruity bread with marzipan running through the centre and my version is fabulously gluten free and it is packed with delectable fruit and nuts. My version is also yeast free which simplifies making it slightly!

Ingredients

250g gluten free self raising flour
1tsp xanthan gum
80g butter
100g caster sugar
3 eggs, beaten
Zest of one lemon
1tsp almond extract
175g dried mixed fruit
80g pistachios
200g golden marzipan
10g icing sugar

Preparation Time: 25 Mins
Cooking Time: 50 Mins

This recipe contains

Dairy, Egg, Tree Nuts

Method

1. In a bowl, sift together the flour and xanthan gum.

2. Melt the butter in a saucepan and allow to cool slightly.

3. Mix the eggs, caster sugar and lemon zest into the flour mix.

4. Beat the melted butter into the mixture, mix vigorously, you should have a sticky dough consistency.

5. Add in the almond extract, pistachios and mixed fruit and stir well.

6. Place half of the mix on a baking tray, and flatten down to about 2cm thick. I used damp hands so it doesn't stick to me.

7. Roll the marzipan into a long sausage, so it is just slightly shorter than then the layer of batter mix and lay on top of mixture, press the rest of the mix on top and down the sides to cover the marzipan and join to the bottom layer.

8. Place into a oven preheated to gas mark 4/170c for 40-50 minutes until golden brown. Cool and sift over icing sugar

This recipe makes 12 servings
Nutritional info per serving