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I took Susie's advice and ended up with this as the final recipe:
1 envelope dry active yeast
2/3 cup + 3 tbsp soy milk
2 tbsp vital wheat gluten
1/3 cup demerara sugar
1/2 tbsp salt
1/3 cup vegan margarine
2 1/2 cups bread flour (I used King Arthur's White Wholewheat)
2/3 cup raisins
1/3 cup candied cherries, chopped
2/3 cup citron
6oz marzipan
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cardamom
1/2 tsp nutmeg
dash cloves
powdered sugar to dust
Warm soy milk to about 100F, stir in yeast, and let sit for about ten minutes, until frothy. Meanwhile, mix together the gluten, sugar, salt, flour, and spices. Cut in the margarine with a fork or pastry knife. Stir in the yeast mix when ready. Keep mixing until it pulls together and knead thoroughly until smooth. Knead in the raisins, citron, and candied cherries. Lightly oil a large bowl, put the dough in and turn to coat. Cover and leave in a warm place to rise, a couple hours or until doubled in size. Deflate the dough and flatten it out. Roll the marzipan into a long rope, put in the middle of the flattened dough, and fold it the dough over. Place seam down on a greased baking sheet. Leave the loaf a half hour or so to rise. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350F. Bake at 350F for about ten minutes, reduce heat to 300F, and let bake for another 30-40 minutes, until it begins to turn golden brown. Place on a cooling rack, and dust with powdered sugar when throughly cooled.
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That looks so good. Was it amazing?!
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Yeah, it was pretty much all I ate today. It's almost gone...
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Wow. It looks incredible.
Is citron dried citrus fruits?
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I would so eat that.
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Mmmm...marzipan as a custardy dollop in the centre. Yum, that looks marvelous!
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seitanicverses wrote:
Mmmm...marzipan as a tarty trollop in the centre.
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It looks like something Nigella Lawson would make.
ps That's a compliment.
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I haven't eaten marzipan in ages! That looks amazing!
I've been inspired to make some marzipan art, but not like this:
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AutumnVegan wrote:
Wow. It looks incredible.
Is citron dried citrus fruits?
Yes, the peels I think. It's easier to find this time of year, but it's usually in the baking section.
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NoWhey wrote:
wow that is impressive! sounds like a lot of work. where do you get marzipan?
I got it from our natural foods supermarkety type place (Henry's Marketplace, only in California, I think), but it's usually in the baking section of pretty much any grocery store. Sometimes it has egg white though, so read the ingredients.
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That is impressive.
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nice. like a fruitcake on steroids. how many did you make? just one for yourself? wow. you are selfish. didn't you know it was christmas? your supposed to be giving. geez.
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Ha, this was a test, I'll probably make another for some family gathering or another. I did offer some to my sister and her partner, though.
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that looks great, hoveringdog! beautiful.
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im glad your stollen worked out.
now if only more people would do what i think they should do........ sigh.
i cant see the picture, but im imagining something amazing with fruit galore, and based on my imaginary stollen image: good job, it looks great!
eta:oooh i can see it now, good job, it looks great!
Last edited by susie tofu monster (Sun 12/17/06 8:25 pm)
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WOAH.
My gawd. That is just beautiful.
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sooo impressive!congratulations!
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You did an amazing job, HD.
I can't stop saying 'stollen' these days, ever since I heard the way the vendors at the Frankfurt Christmas Market in Birmingham said it.
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I am definitely going to steal this recipe - and then modify it again, of course - but mostly just steal.
Citron is a relative of lemon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citron
I won't mention the fact that the marzipan in the stollen is supposed to represent a cake-swaddled baby Jesus...
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treaclemine wrote:
I am definitely going to steal this recipe - and then modify it again, of course - but mostly just steal.
so you'll be stealing a stollen recipe?
::cracks self up::
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yay! i'm gonna do it! that looks lush
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