The day before cooking, soak the candied fruits and nuts in rum.
To do this, wash them and dry them, chop them, but not finely (I did not do this because I love whole nuts). Season with rum, stir, cover and refrigerate for a day.
Softened butter (250 g) whisk with sugar until creamy.
Then beat in 1 egg and whisk.
After that, add the cottage cheese (rubbed through a sieve), zest and juice of 1 lemon, vanilla. Whisk again.
Then sifted flour with baking powder (600 gr). Start kneading the dough with a spatula. Then put it on a floured surface.
Take out the dough. Soft and gentle.
We take out nuts and candied fruits soaked in rum. Put it on a paper towel to get rid of excess moisture. Put them in a bowl with flour, we need to lightly sprinkle them so that they enter the dough.
Add candied fruits and nuts to the dough in portions, kneading each time. If it sticks, sprinkle the dough with flour, but do not clog. We get this kind of dough.
Divide the dough into 2 parts.
Form an oval from each one. You can do this immediately on baking paper, which will be greased with a drain. oil.
With the edge of the palm, make a recess, retreating from the edge by 3 cm.
Then we spread most of the dough into this furrow.
After that, we close the door. And we send it to the oven for 1 hour at a temperature of 180 degrees. If the dough starts to brown too much, just cover with foil.
Ready-made stollen, still warm, smear with melted butter.
After that, sprinkle generously with powder. Allow to cool completely. Wrap it in paper or foil and send it to “ripen” for 2-3 weeks in the refrigerator.
Our stollen is ready! Have a nice New Year’s tea party!