A creamy Easter stollen with orange and cinnamon and raisins. A hint of cinnamon gives extra flavor. A delicious bun for every Easter brunch or breakfast.
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Do you know what I like to eat at an Easter brunch? A traditional Dutch Easter bun where you take out an almond paste and smear it on the slice. However, I have one problem.

Here in this house, I am the only one who likes almond paste. And to eat a traditional Dutch Easter bun (if I already find one that I can eat with my peanut allergy) all by myself is a little bit too much. So this year I went for the custom version. A simple version of the traditional Dutch Easter Bun, without the almond paste.

By combining yeast, milk, and sugar the yeast will be activated after five minutes. That way you can check very easily if your yeast is still working. If you don't see any bubbles arise on top, your yeast won't work anymore and you should use a new batch.
The sugar added to your yeast mixture is yeast "food". They convert the sugar to oxygen which makes your bread airy. Don't discard the sugar for that case.
Because you well your raisins and currants for about 10 minutes in hot water they will become moist (which tastes much better). Dry them between a kitchen towel before adding them to the dough.
Exchange the cinnamon for gingerbread spices (also a delicious variation for Christmas)
The orange rind can be substituted by the lemon rind. It's really fresh.

Normally you’ll eat the buns the same day because they’ll get stale.
In a special bread container bread will stay fresh for up to 3 days.
Don’t store bread in the refrigerator. Because of the moist in a refrigerator, the bread gets a different structure. Not really tasty.
Bread can be frozen quite well for up to two weeks. Take the bread from the freezer 3 hours before you’re planning to eat. If you want to eat your bread warm, you bake it for 3 minutes at 355 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) (right out of the freezer).

slices Easter stollen with orange and cinnamon on a white plate

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A pink plate with an Easter stollen, two slices cut of. In the back a cup of coffee.

Easter stollen with orange and cinnamon

A creamy Easter stollen with raisins, currants, and orange. A hint of cinnamon gives extra flavor. A delicious bun for every Easter brunch or breakfast.

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Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 15

Rise time: 2

Total Time: 2 35

Course: Bread Baking

Cuisine: Dutch

Author: Andréa

Servings: 4 mini stollen

Author: Andréa

Equipment

A conventional oven is used. When using a convection oven (with air fan) decrease the temperature with 30 °F / 20 °C

Ingredients

150 ml milk
25 grams sugar
1 teaspoon yeast instant
250 grams flour
4 grams salt
75 grams raisins
1 egg yolk size M
75 grams currants
1 teaspoon orange zest
30 grams candied orange peel cut into small pieces
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter to grease the baking tray
1 egg size L

Metric - US Customary

Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic

Instructions

Add the raisins and currants to a bowl and pour in hot water until they're below water level. Leave them to well for 10 minutes. Pat the currants and raisins dry with a tea towel.
Heat the milk to lukewarm and dissolve the sugar and yeast herein.
Let stand until bubbles arise in about 5 minutes. The yeast is then working.
Mix the flour with the salt, then pour the milk mixture over it.
Knead well for at least 10 minutes with the mixer until you've got a smooth dough.
Let the dough rise in a warm place for 60 minutes.
Press the dough down and divide the raisins, egg yolk, currants, orange zest, candied orange peel, and cinnamon on the dough and knead it well so that everything is mixed.
Divide the dough into 4 portions and form balls.
Leave them for 20 minutes under a kitchen towel and then shape them into oval form.
Grease the baking tray and place the buns gently on the baking sheet.
Let them rise for 60 minutes in a warm room.
Heat the oven for the last 30 minutes to 200 degrees Celsius.
Beat the egg and coat the top of the buns.
Then bake the buns for 15 minutes in the oven until golden brown.
Dust with confectioner's sugar just before serving.
The buns are delicious when hot with a smear of butter, but when cold they are also very tasty.

Notes

By combining yeast, milk, and sugar the yeast will be activated after five minutes. That way you can check very easily if your yeast is still working. If you don't see any bubbles arise on top, your yeast won't work anymore and you should use a new batch.
The sugar added to your yeast mixture is yeast "food". They convert the sugar to oxygen which makes your bread airy. Don't discard the sugar for that case.
Because you well your raisins and currants for about 10 minutes in hot water they will become moist (which tastes much better). Dry them between a kitchen towel before adding them to the dough.
Exchange the cinnamon for gingerbread spices (also a delicious variation for Christmas)
The orange rind can be substituted by the lemon rind. It's really fresh.

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