Baking Powder Stollen

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This is a easy quick bread version of the traditional german christmas bread made with yeast. No waiting for dough to rise. No waiting for bread to mellow. I do not care for the citron and orange peel, so i substitute with orange flavored dried cranberries. This recipe makes 2 medium loaves.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350f.

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Sift all dry ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.

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Beat all other ingredients except fruit together in a large bowl.

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Add dry ingredients to bowl and combine thoroughly.

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Add fruit and mix well.

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Place dough on floured surface and knead lightly.

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Cut dough into 2 equal pieces.

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Shape each piece into stollen shape and place both on large cookie sheet.

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Bake for 30 minutes.

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Reduce heat to 300f and bake an additional 20-25 minutes.

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When done , wait 5 minutes and spread each with melted butter and sprinkle thickly with powdered sugar to form a glaze.

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Enjoy.

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Ingredients

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ricotta cheese, butter, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, fresh lemon rind, almond extract, rum extract, all-purpose flour, ground almonds, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, cardamom, raisins, citron, orange rind, powdered sugar