Stollen is a traditional German Christmas sweet bread that is usually prepared with a filling of raisins, candied fruit peels, nuts, and other ingredients. Here is a simple recipe for Christmas stollen:

Ingredients:

For the dough:

- 500g of wheat flour

- 200ml of warm milk

- 100g of butter

- 100g of sugar

- 1 egg

- 10g of dry yeast

- A pinch of salt

For the filling:

- 200g of raisins

- 100g of candied fruit peels

- 100g of chopped almonds

- 100g of butter

- 100g of powdered sugar

- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Dissolve the yeast in warm milk, add a pinch of salt and sugar, and let it sit for 10-15 minutes to activate the yeast.

2. In a large bowl, mix the flour, butter, and egg, then add the dissolved yeast and knead into a soft dough. Leave it to rise for 1-2 hours.

3. Meanwhile, prepare the filling by combining the raisins, candied fruit peels, chopped almonds, butter, powdered sugar, and cinnamon.

4. Roll out the dough into a rectangular shape, spread the filling over half of the dough, then carefully fold it in half so that the filling is inside.

5. Transfer the stollen to a baking sheet greased with butter and let it ferment for 30-40 minutes.

6. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and bake the stollen for 30-40 minutes until it becomes golden brown.

7. After baking, sprinkle the stollen with powdered sugar and let it cool before serving.

Stollen is a wonderful addition to the Christmas table. Enjoy!