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                 SOURDOUGH DRESDEN-STYLE GERMAN STOLLEN

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Serving Size  : 2    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Breads

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1/3   c            Candied orange peel
                       Finely chopped
    1/2   c            Milk
  2       c            Sourdough starter
                       -sponge*
    1/2   c            Golden raisins
    1/2   c            Seedless raisins
    1/2   c            Currants
    1/2   c            Slivered almonds
    1/2   ts           Salt
  1       t            Almond flavoring
  1       t            Grated lemon peel
  5       c            All-purpose
                       -flour, unsifted
  1                    Egg white,beat w/1 Tb water
    1/4   c            Butter, melted
    1/3   c            Powdered sugar
                       (more or less)
  2                    Eggs

 In small pan combine milk, butter and sugar.  Place
 over medium heat and bring mixture to scalding,
 stirring to dissolve the sugar.  Set aside to cool.
 Beat the eggs into the cooled mixture; add this
 mixture to the 2 cups of sourdough starter, beat until
 well blended.  Add salt, almond flavoring, lemon peel
 and 3 cups of the flour.  Mix until well-blended. Stir
 in orange peel, raisins, currants and almonds.  Add
 enough flour to knead.  Turn out onto a floured board
 and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
 Turn dough over in a greased bowl.  Cover and let rise
 in a warm place until double in size.  Punch dough
 down; divide in half. On a lightly greased baking
 sheet shape the dough, each half, into a 7x9-inch
 oval, about 1 inch thick.  Brush the surface with some
 of the egg-white mixture, then crease ovals and fold
 them lengthwise, but not all the way over leaving a 2"
 lap on bottom.  Brush top with egg-white mixture .
 Cover and let rise until double in size.  Bake in 375F
 oven for 40 minutes or until richly browned.  Brush
 top with melted butter and sift the powdered sugar
 over top.  Return Stollens to oven and beke 3 minutes
 longer to set sugar.  Cool on wire racks. *Take
 sourdough starter out of refrigerator the night before
 and mix with 2 cups water, 2 cups flour and 1
 tablespoon sugar.  Cover.  Let set overnight.  Next
 morning put original amount of starter back in
 refrigerator and use the rest for the stollen.



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