Christmas Marzipan Stollen
A healthier version of the traditional buttery rich, almond laden German sweet bread that’s filled with marzipan, rippled with boozy fruits & humming with citrus for gorgeous festive flavours. Feel free to double the recipe, so you have one for the freezer or for feeding a crowd.
INGREDIENTS (serves 10-12)
Keto Marzipan
2 cups almond flour
1 egg
2 tsp almond extract
1 tsp orange blossom or rose water
100g powdered sweetener
Place all the ingredients into a food processor & blitz until a dough ball forms. Taste & adjust if necessary, then bring out & shape into a log shape.
For the fruit mix
1/2 cup dried unsweetened cranberries or cherries or gojis or a mixture
1/2 cup dried unsweetened blueberries
1/2 cup flaked almonds
Zest of an orange
Zest of a lemon
2 Tbsp Brandy or Rum or you could use Rose or Orange blossom water
For the dough
3 eggs
1 cup yoghurt
70g granulated sweetener of choice
75g butter, melted
2 tsp almond extract or vanilla
300g almond flour
4 Tbsp coconut flour
1 tsp xanthan gum
1 Tbsp baking powder
2 Tsp allspice
Topping
4 Tbsp melted butter
Powdered sweetener for dusting
METHOD
Preheat oven 180C, line a baking tray with baking paper. Make a batch of the marzipan, set aside. Place all your fruit mix together to steep while you make the bread batter. In a food processor add the eggs & blitz them till they are pale & frothy for a couple of mins, before adding the rest of the wet ingredients, butter, yoghurt, almond extract, blitz to combine. Now add the rest of the dry ingredients, almond flour, coconut flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, salt & all spice. Mix well then tip this mixture onto the soaked fruit mix & fold together with a spatula. Place this bowl in the fridge to chill to firm up slightly. Dollop the dough onto the prepared tray use another piece of baking paper on top to press out a rectangle shape. Roll the marzipan out to the same length & place down the middle of the stollen dough. You are now going to use the baking paper & fold the dough over to create the shape & sealing in the sides. Use wet hands to prevent sticking. Scrape off any excess batter with a blunt knife & pop it on the dough. Bake for 20 minutes, then cover the stollen with tin foil top prevent it getting too brown & then bake for a further 20 minutes, test the bread is cooked with a skewer that comes out clean. Remove from the oven & brush with melted butter while warm & dust with powdered sweetener. Let cool completely before cutting. You can re-dust it more before serving if desired. Store in an airtight container for up to a week or freeze for 3 months.

