Freiheit
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Home-made Fruitcake and the ever-present dreaded Stollen. So much of it I always look forward to the holidays being over.
Why is the Stollen dreaded? It looks tasty, though I've never tried it
About two pieces is all I can stand. It's usually too sweet, five days old, dried out, and full of crunchy things that break your teeth or rip your gums to shreds.
I think they are German or Norwegian or something. Everyone makes them for Christmas and if you had a fireplace, you could almost heat the house with them for a couple days.
Stollen is yeast bread with eggs and a little sugar it has candied and dried fruit and nuts incorporated in the bread it is then wrapped around a marzipan log baked generously dusted with confectioners sugar sliced and served. Stollen is not as sweet as a cake. You might check the recipe your folks are using.Home-made Fruitcake and the ever-present dreaded Stollen. So much of it I always look forward to the holidays being over.