Stollen (German Holiday Bread) | Basics with Babish

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  • @mjminator92
    @mjminator92 Před 3 lety +1595

    The traditional german way of eating Stollen actually is as follows:
    -You get one from your grandma. (The only propper way of obtaining one.)
    -You eat way too mutch before and during the holydays.
    -You get sick of it and pack it away.
    -You find it again in early january.
    Now it has changed texture it's a bit more dense but also moister. Perfect for dipping into coffee

    • @FishwhipSupreme
      @FishwhipSupreme Před 3 lety +36

      Just hijacking top comments to push the sausage agenda. much love to all - happy holidays.

    • @DerGeileEisbaer
      @DerGeileEisbaer Před 3 lety +11

      ist wirklich so :D

    • @Phley99
      @Phley99 Před 3 lety +2

      Naaw milk

    • @Makiruot
      @Makiruot Před 3 lety +9

      this is the way

    • @V.U.4six
      @V.U.4six Před 3 lety +2

      Lol
      I have a German background so I’ve definitely eaten some German desserts but I didn’t think I’ve ever had Stollen tbh

  • @lilkuizi
    @lilkuizi Před 3 lety +3778

    "Basics" with Babish has clearly just become whatever Andrew wants to make, but I'm not upset about it.

    • @katherinewaddell2296
      @katherinewaddell2296 Před 3 lety +107

      Yeah, as much as I love watching and would love to make this I wouldn't call it "basic".

    • @kevlon_
      @kevlon_ Před 3 lety +192

      @@katherinewaddell2296 The basic way in Germany is to go to a grocery store and buy it.

    • @fsmith45
      @fsmith45 Před 3 lety +49

      At this point he’s gone over most basic recipes

    • @nonames8929
      @nonames8929 Před 3 lety +23

      @@kevlon_ or you get it from your local grandma

    • @sapere_aude
      @sapere_aude Před 3 lety +28

      It‘s clearly a basic just not in your culture... Americans always think they are the whole world🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @constancegabriel-haevecker5912

    What he made actually is Marzipanstollen, there are a whole lot of other varieties like "regular" Rosinenstollen (with raisins), Butterstollen (without raisins), Mohnstollen (with poppy seeds), etc.
    Stollen was prepared weeks in advance to mature until Christmas and to take baking out of the Holiday prep. The dough itself is actually not sweet at all and the Stollen was lovingly attended to over weeks, it was regularly brushed with melted butter and coated with powdered sugar over and over again. The powdered sugar forms a thick, brittle crust which needs to be really thick! (Stollen can be a bit dry and the sugar coating keeps in moisture and at least gives it some hint of sweetness).
    Happy Holidays from Germany!

    • @EpicErdbeerZwerg
      @EpicErdbeerZwerg Před 3 lety +54

      Bestes deutsches Kommentar, das ich hier bisher gelesen habe. Bin auch eher der Meinung, dass die Süße von der Füllung und der dicken Butter Puderzuckerschicht kommt. Babish hat mit der Butter etwas gespart..... XD

    • @JimmiAlli
      @JimmiAlli Před 3 lety +14

      Do they make a stollen without the citrus peel and what is that called? I think a walnut, cranberry and marzipan one would be lovely.

    • @FrankBroniewski
      @FrankBroniewski Před 3 lety +54

      @@JimmiAlli No, the peel from oranges and lemons is more or less required if you want to follow the original recipe. But if you don't like that stuff - and there are plenty here in Germany who don't - take something else or leave it out completely. It won't be original Stollen anymore, but will taste great nontheless. I think your proposed ingredients would work well. If anything, I would leave out the marzipan, which is a deviation from the most well known high quality Stollen from Dresden.

    • @Noah-kl8wn
      @Noah-kl8wn Před 3 lety +13

      Danke!! Ich war so enttäuscht als er es gleich angeschnitten hat 😆🙈 Der muss mindestens ein paar Wochen ruhen sonst schmeckt er nicht

    • @constancegabriel-haevecker5912
      @constancegabriel-haevecker5912 Před 3 lety +20

      @@JimmiAlli I too think that your combination of ingredients sounds lovely. Vary the recipe to your heart's content! Anything else would be a waste if you don't enjoy eating it! I would actually leave in the marzipan, as I normally find Stollen can be too dry and marzipan gives some moisture as well as textural variety. You could also add the marzipan to the dough in small bits. But I would definitely not skimp on brushing the Stollen again and again with butter and adding another layer of powdered sugar, that is the best part. :-)

  • @TENNISFREUND2000
    @TENNISFREUND2000 Před 3 lety +1309

    German bread doesn't scare me
    German bread: Gluten Tag

  • @Dinkleberg2845
    @Dinkleberg2845 Před 3 lety +5432

    Bäbisch: "German."
    Deutsche: "Danke, wir übernehmen jetzt."

  • @nanuka4408
    @nanuka4408 Před 3 lety +741

    A "normal" Stollen is without Marzipan. The one with marzipan ist called - surprise! - Marzipanstollen.
    Just, to prevent someone from bying it without knowing and then beeing sad that there's no Marzipan inside.

    • @morgand.3809
      @morgand.3809 Před 3 lety +38

      Thanks. I was wondering about that, because my godmother used to bring us Stollen from Germany every Christmas, but there was never marzipan inside.

    • @nehriim3748
      @nehriim3748 Před 3 lety +29

      in the Netherlands its called "kerststol" (Christmas stollen) and it is always with marzipan inside. weird.
      EDIT: it turns out it isn't marzipan but almond paste.

    • @Moana1990
      @Moana1990 Před 3 lety +15

      @@nehriim3748 het is niet marsepein maar amandelspijs wat meer in onze kerststol/ feeststol zit, dat is meer amandel en suiker dus geen bloem/amandelmeel zoals in dit recept

    • @YAH995
      @YAH995 Před 3 lety +2

      You the real mvp

    • @LoonyLoonster
      @LoonyLoonster Před 3 lety +22

      It really, reaaallly depends. I'm from Cologne and i've been eating Stollen every Christmas for pretty much my whole life and theres always been - to my delight- marzipan in it lol. And they're not called Marzipanstollen, at least almost never. They just go by Stollen, even at the bakery. Also no one puts Citronat in it because most ppl frankly find it gross. So, while you're not wrong, it might be a regional thing, and i'd just suggest looking at the ingredients or purposely buying one with marzipan in it, if that's what one prefers. :)

  • @Zephiias
    @Zephiias Před 3 lety +120

    German here; Actually, you try to make (or buy) Stollen one month before you are going to eat it. Therefore the flavors can mature and fully unfold.
    The room should be around 5-10 °C and the Stollen should be wrapped so that its in an airtight environment.
    To make it better, you can brush it multiple times with butter and re-do the sugar coating which will fully develop over the month

  • @NotHexaaaa
    @NotHexaaaa Před 3 lety +205

    "Hey! Where did you get that bread?"
    "It's Stollen."

  • @Snowfox456
    @Snowfox456 Před 3 lety +707

    Video title: contains the word "German".
    Comment section: "Guten Tag."

    • @HighToppInWonderland
      @HighToppInWonderland Před 3 lety +50

      Considering it's bread, isn't it more like "Gluten Tag"? lol

    • @Snowfox456
      @Snowfox456 Před 3 lety +24

      @@HighToppInWonderland 5€ in die Wortwitzkasse bitte.
      Or in English: that's five bucks in the bad pun box.
      You had me inhale sharply with amusement, that costs extra.

    • @savantfool7123
      @savantfool7123 Před 3 lety

      Na Moin

    • @snippy7990
      @snippy7990 Před 3 lety +1

      hello there

    • @cleanixx5343
      @cleanixx5343 Před 3 lety +3

      @@snippy7990 General Kenobi

  • @Jahu-qs2us
    @Jahu-qs2us Před 3 lety +474

    FUN FACT:
    "Stollen" also means
    1. a tunnel used for mining
    2. the studs on a soccer shoe

    • @o-v-e-r-l-o-r-d
      @o-v-e-r-l-o-r-d Před 3 lety

      Bruh

    • @averagejoey2000
      @averagejoey2000 Před 3 lety +35

      The marzipan is a little mineshaft through your bread, and the candied fruit peels are the ore

    • @Rongoel
      @Rongoel Před 3 lety +26

      Another fun fact. "real" Stollen actually has to be stored in a Stollen before eating.

    • @theone2-three438
      @theone2-three438 Před 3 lety

      thank you Kanye, very cool.

    • @cup6669
      @cup6669 Před 3 lety

      Can I use it as my things got “Stollen”

  • @abcdefghijklmno5146
    @abcdefghijklmno5146 Před 3 lety +359

    Little tip from a german: traditionally you‘d leave the Stollen for at least two weeks in a cold place and wrapped in plastic. This just improves the flavour massively!

  • @klenk5062
    @klenk5062 Před 3 lety +1087

    Germans: get mentioned
    Germans: Ein volk, Eine sprache, Ein Kommentarbereich

  • @markusmack
    @markusmack Před 3 lety +3127

    You are hereby granted the honorary title of “Oma” again.

  • @TheOverlordi
    @TheOverlordi Před 3 lety +855

    Babish: "I am skipping out of the metric system as it is not so precise."
    Me a german: Räusper... "Entschuldigung?"

    • @bounce27
      @bounce27 Před 3 lety +92

      Wer auch immer denkt, das metrische System sei nicht das beste, hat wohl noch nie Physik gehabt😅

    • @baumgrt
      @baumgrt Před 3 lety +56

      I think he specifically referred to the sugar syrup, where the ratio doesn’t have to be exact

    • @tsoxpridezz6743
      @tsoxpridezz6743 Před 3 lety +2

      Genau das hab ich auch gefühlt :D

    • @kackasidlo
      @kackasidlo Před 3 lety +1

      That's exactly what I thought as a Czech 😂😂

    • @2Ten1Ryu
      @2Ten1Ryu Před 3 lety +2

      Ohhhh, my Germanness intensified with this one comment, too. :D Stolles is awesome, though. Now I want one.

  • @HoshPak
    @HoshPak Před 3 lety +363

    Babish, I am going to give you the greatest of German honors:
    "Da kann man nicht meckern."
    Thanks for this little nod to German cuisine!

    • @TheLinposterIsSus
      @TheLinposterIsSus Před 3 lety +4

      Da can man night metal

    • @der1767
      @der1767 Před 3 lety +14

      Beschweren kann man sich da eher weniger.

    • @annuitcoeptis9997
      @annuitcoeptis9997 Před 3 lety +3

      "Ordentlich"

    • @nicholasneyhart396
      @nicholasneyhart396 Před 3 lety +5

      Ah yes the best complement is indeed "Eh can't complain." I get that one from my family quite alot.

    • @moritzlaszlo3115
      @moritzlaszlo3115 Před 3 lety +6

      @@nicholasneyhart396 you can consider your self lucky: if a German can't complain, you can be sure he tried long and hard to find something to complain about ;)

  • @adelitaflores-moss454
    @adelitaflores-moss454 Před 3 lety +454

    Me: frantically trying to google translate all of the german comments

  • @KraftBrotHD
    @KraftBrotHD Před 3 lety +2223

    "Basics" has really just become anything Andrew wants to make but couldn't come up with a movie connection for, hasn't it?

    • @lord0jackostar
      @lord0jackostar Před 3 lety +106

      I suppose “basics” could also be a matter of perspective/location; but yes, this is almost certainly the stuff he can’t quite justify with media.

    • @ivywinter5238
      @ivywinter5238 Před 3 lety +68

      And we love it.

    • @DevinAK49
      @DevinAK49 Před 3 lety +25

      I like the basics more than the binging myself. I suppose, you can't teach 101 forever

    • @AM-xp4bo
      @AM-xp4bo Před 3 lety +21

      Literally. How the f*ck is this basic? He needs to make a new series or rename this one because it’s getting ridiculous

    • @ivywinter5238
      @ivywinter5238 Před 3 lety +50

      @@AM-xp4bo I mean tbf for lots of families this is a Christmas staple so it's basic for a lot of families out there.

  • @extrusix969
    @extrusix969 Před 3 lety +2680

    Video: *is about something german*
    Germans: "Diese Kommentarsektion ist nun Eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland"

    • @anxietystwin3103
      @anxietystwin3103 Před 3 lety +69

      I have no idea what that says but it gets a like

    • @AarniOnFire
      @AarniOnFire Před 3 lety +101

      Just wait for the day Babish makes something from Finland. That's a horror show waiting to happen.

    • @firebladeentertainment5739
      @firebladeentertainment5739 Před 3 lety +18

      me a german:
      YES

    • @COMPOSITE.02
      @COMPOSITE.02 Před 3 lety +78

      @@anxietystwin3103 "This comment section is now german property"

    • @ozzmen4494
      @ozzmen4494 Před 3 lety +52

      This Comment Sections is now property of the German Federal Republic

  • @TheKatKrow
    @TheKatKrow Před 3 lety +424

    Babish: macht etwas deutsches
    Deutsche in den Kommentaren: Erlauben Sie mir, mich vorzustellen

  • @thestormageddn
    @thestormageddn Před 3 lety +69

    Die Kruste sieht zwar ein bisschen kross aus für nen Stollen, aber ansich wieder gutes Rezept!

  • @monkreeder
    @monkreeder Před 3 lety +585

    I guffawed out loud at the “stolen” joke. But seriously... stollen was an integral part of my Christmas upbringing. Thank you for posting this.

    • @C.Woodford
      @C.Woodford Před 3 lety +2

      Mine too! My grandad was Swiss and him and I always used to make it when I was little, before he passed. I'm glad Andrew has posted this as i can now make it with my sister, just as granddad Pete and I used to (he passed 2 weeks before she was born so they never got to meet eachother)

    • @newchxppa6419
      @newchxppa6419 Před 3 lety +13

      man said guffawed 💀💀

  • @edwind_
    @edwind_ Před 3 lety +186

    I'm german and the first moment I saw that thumbnail I was like: "No way Babish just actually uploaded this."

    • @chillbill8571
      @chillbill8571 Před 3 lety +7

      Me too I am so happy because this is one of my favorite things to eat on Christmas

  • @prowlus
    @prowlus Před rokem +11

    Francois Approves of this video

  • @whydfuc
    @whydfuc Před 3 lety +51

    Quick remark: you actually don’t put the powdered sugar on the stollen you take a flat surface, put a layer of powdered sugar in there and roll the stollen in there so it’s completely covered in powdered sugar. It’s not only the top it’s the whole loaf

  • @jessicaalberto3661
    @jessicaalberto3661 Před 3 lety +901

    I laughed harder than I should have at that “Stolen” joke...

  • @MK-zm7de
    @MK-zm7de Před 3 lety +614

    “Do not be shy with the powdered sugar”
    Junge, da muss eine 2-3mm SCHICHT aus Puderzucker drumherum sein.

    • @Faenwolf
      @Faenwolf Před 3 lety +48

      Meine Oma hat mindestens drei mal flüssige Butter und Puderzucker im Wechsel drauf mit 20 Minuten Pause dazwischen. Hauptsache ungesund 😄

    • @Kempeth
      @Kempeth Před 3 lety +47

      How much powdered sugar?
      Germans: JA!
      If you wanna eat healthy you're in the wrong season!

    • @martinschreiter5613
      @martinschreiter5613 Před 3 lety +8

      du meinst wohl eher Centimeter^^

    • @stommy2247
      @stommy2247 Před 3 lety +17

      Wenn die ersten paar Momente des Bisses nicht pur Puderzucker sind, will ich’s nicht

    • @MrKurwa-lf1oc
      @MrKurwa-lf1oc Před 3 lety +1

      Juungeee

  • @mrfisher1072
    @mrfisher1072 Před 3 lety +309

    The Germans are piling up in this comment section like it's Belgium all over again

    • @niklassrk
      @niklassrk Před 3 lety +1

      Waiting

    • @derdork3233
      @derdork3233 Před 3 lety +10

      Ja, you get that when a Video Has anything German as the topic.

    • @benschoman9416
      @benschoman9416 Před 3 lety +7

      We do that everytime an American mentions Germany or anything German.

    • @AmandaFromWisconsin
      @AmandaFromWisconsin Před 3 lety

      @@benschoman9416 Thank you for acknowledging how important we are. 😉

    • @angelwhispers2060
      @angelwhispers2060 Před 3 lety +1

      Not funny

  • @viniciussousa1953
    @viniciussousa1953 Před 3 lety +11

    babish you may not know this but youre in a feud with Ordinary sausage (and he is winning)

    • @Reb88
      @Reb88 Před 3 lety +4

      The sausage man will show no mercy

  • @Eldelastrufas
    @Eldelastrufas Před 3 lety +727

    This gave me nostalgia levels over 9000. I'm both Colombian and German and we used to make this bread every christmas :'(

    • @imanuelk7200
      @imanuelk7200 Před 3 lety +9

      I was going to say if maybe you can ask your family to send you over a loaf but yeah was one of your parents a deserter?

    • @quantumvideoscz2052
      @quantumvideoscz2052 Před 3 lety +11

      Well, now you have the Babish recepe, so why not try it yourself and make your Christmas a little merrier?

    • @owotakuowo8488
      @owotakuowo8488 Před 3 lety +3

      christmas is coming inform ur family to make some

    • @eepyVolkan
      @eepyVolkan Před 3 lety +2

      IT'S OVER 9000!!!!

    • @djlinton5456
      @djlinton5456 Před 3 lety +9

      Yoooo, nice to see a brother! Mom’s from Bogota and dad’s from Germany!

  • @harrytodhunter5078
    @harrytodhunter5078 Před 3 lety +1008

    “My german bread has disappeared!”
    “Do you think someone took it?”
    “Yes, It was Stollen!”

  • @theslenderchick1797
    @theslenderchick1797 Před 3 lety +32

    "We want these ovals--we want these ovals" Did he just Oblivion me? "Wait, let me do that one again"

    • @matthewlacey4198
      @matthewlacey4198 Před 3 lety +2

      I heard that too, everyone in the comments is too busy suggesting improvements, or talking about babish's strangely large german following

  • @sahinyasar9119
    @sahinyasar9119 Před rokem +5

    I was watching dr stone and this bread look same as the bread on that episode, This would be awesome if it same recipe

  • @jesusthroughmary
    @jesusthroughmary Před 3 lety +876

    This is trending toward "Advanced with Andrew"

    • @tychoderkommentator2989
      @tychoderkommentator2989 Před 3 lety +26

      Yeah, I'm german, but I literally don't know any person who makes their Marzipan and the Orangeat and Citronat (the candied fruit) themselves. Without making those, this is a very easy recipe. It's basically just boozing the raisins + orangeat and citronat and then rolling everything out and baking it. So the Stollen I usually make is a lot simpler.
      (If you want to go crazy, you have to make the Stollen way earlier and then soak it in butter forever, but that is also not difficult, it just takes a lot of time)

    • @lairdcummings9092
      @lairdcummings9092 Před 3 lety +4

      Even with the hand-made ingredients, this isn't at all difficult to follow; he's made the process extremely clear.

    • @jesusthroughmary
      @jesusthroughmary Před 3 lety +15

      @@lairdcummings9092 That isn't what differentiates basic cooking.

    • @lairdcummings9092
      @lairdcummings9092 Před 3 lety +4

      @@jesusthroughmary does for me.
      Basics are things I can easily hold in my head and make without reference to books or guides. This one, as presented? Easy-peasy.

    • @jesusthroughmary
      @jesusthroughmary Před 3 lety +6

      @@lairdcummings9092 definitely not

  • @Filiaris1
    @Filiaris1 Před 3 lety +327

    German here, please let this Stollen "ripe" for at least a few days, it will be so much more delightful

    • @PZtv-pb2yn
      @PZtv-pb2yn Před 3 lety +50

      I would say it needs a Minimum of 3 to 4 weeks in a tin Box and gets so much better

    • @illuminatiisreal2922
      @illuminatiisreal2922 Před 3 lety +20

      @@PZtv-pb2yn Yea my grandma used to let it sit for atleast 6 weeks

    • @Aninaya
      @Aninaya Před 3 lety +22

      I let it ripe for 2 months. We bake it at Allerheiligen.

    • @AbbyGuard
      @AbbyGuard Před 3 lety +5

      Eat it in march/april for Easter and it's perfect.

    • @evelynjelinsky
      @evelynjelinsky Před 3 lety +9

      Eat it next year's christmas and it will be just right!

  • @clairecastles
    @clairecastles Před 3 lety +6

    Quick correction from a slightly disgruntled European - I discovered that the metric conversion on the flour measurement on the BwB website is not right. I use metric measurements by weight for baking and my dough with 480g flour was a wet mess - I double checked the Daring Gourmet version and some other conversion charts and apparently it should be 580-600g flour - just warning for other bakers! I added more until it looked and felt like dough and as it appeared in the video. Hoping the dough isn't overworked now as that would be a real bummer after spending two days prepping all the ingredients!

  • @awaishafeez9027
    @awaishafeez9027 Před 3 lety +52

    The irony of his sponsor being SimpliSafe when he's making Stollen is amazing

    • @kattriella1331
      @kattriella1331 Před 3 lety +6

      It just occurred to me that probably why he picked this particular bread to make, just because of the pun.

  • @AntipastiLP
    @AntipastiLP Před 3 lety +63

    As someone from Dresden, where Stollen originated, and who is eating Stollen right now, this Video gives me joy

    • @kristiankonev5190
      @kristiankonev5190 Před 3 lety

      Hier im Schwabenland sind die sehr beliebt

    • @Emma-qn3cq
      @Emma-qn3cq Před 3 lety +4

      Ich hab das gerade meiner altmärkischen Oma gezeigt und die hat sich richtig aufgeregt, weil Stollen eigentlich noch so nen Monat Reifen sollen XD

    • @TMayer-lu6yw
      @TMayer-lu6yw Před 3 lety

      Same here... Dresden calling :)

    • @SynthaticBeats
      @SynthaticBeats Před 3 lety

      insahne

    • @user-dg7sy8cz3b
      @user-dg7sy8cz3b Před 3 lety

      Ja!

  • @lefettsack
    @lefettsack Před 3 lety +92

    Treffen sich zwei Rosinen.
    Sagt die eine: "Warum hast du einen Helm auf?
    Sagt die andere:" Ich muss noch in den Stollen!"
    Merry Christmas everyone 😉

  • @legoivan44321
    @legoivan44321 Před 3 lety +67

    How to make candy:
    Out of the sugar, and into the sugar.

  • @jenniferchevez2380
    @jenniferchevez2380 Před 3 lety +2

    My mom makes this every year during the holidays. So nostalgic.

  • @Thechuggaablade
    @Thechuggaablade Před 3 lety +733

    Me: "Is this not a tad bit too much butter?"
    This comment section apparently: "Nein"

    • @Silas-qb2es
      @Silas-qb2es Před 3 lety +32

      Hi I'm German and here's a fun fact that the German bakers start baking the Stollen in the fall and then leave it to rest in butter for a quarter of a year, which makes it mutchmor delicious

    • @smielezocker
      @smielezocker Před 3 lety +22

      Honestly, you should also use at least twice as much sugar to coat it. Stollen is the most unhealthy but super delicious thing you can get in germany and austria.

    • @NorthernScrub
      @NorthernScrub Před 3 lety +1

      @@Silas-qb2es Where? In Mindelheim they don't, at least not as far as I know. I remember one baker that made a lemonade wash for his Stollen, but not butter.

    • @savantfool7123
      @savantfool7123 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Silas-qb2es I was about to say this didnt rest proper

    • @TheNerdyOrganist
      @TheNerdyOrganist Před 3 lety +10

      @@Silas-qb2es I am from Germany too, and I can only agree. My family makes the Stollen in middle of november and let it ripen for four to six weeks. I've never heard about half a year, but probably depends on the specific recipe. It also needs more coats of butter and sugar. Not healthy, but if you are counting calories for Christmas you've forgotten how to live.

  • @morningstar8187
    @morningstar8187 Před 3 lety +460

    I was LITERALLY just looking for this recipe.

  • @TheRealJahan
    @TheRealJahan Před rokem +5

    I’m glad one of my favorite anime happened to lead to me to one of my favorite CZcamsrs; they made this on _Dr. Stone_

  • @maddy02_
    @maddy02_ Před 3 lety +6

    *Babish making Stollen*
    Me, with mouth full of Stollen and powdered sugar:" *Nice* "

  • @Silas-qb2es
    @Silas-qb2es Před 3 lety +116

    Hi I'm German and here's a fun fact that the German bakers start baking the Stollen in the fall and then leave it to rest in butter for a quarter of a year, which makes it mutchmor delicious

    • @girlishgamer1
      @girlishgamer1 Před 3 lety +4

      Wow I had no idea that much butter was used.

    • @Jaedysomn
      @Jaedysomn Před 3 lety +14

      @@girlishgamer1 It also makes it very soft. Babish's stol seemed a bit crusty imo. Also, almond paste > marzipan!

    • @masterimbecile
      @masterimbecile Před 3 lety

      Sounds like a similar concept to the English figgy pudding, where you bake it months in advance to let it "age" until Christmas.

    • @kaldo_kaldo
      @kaldo_kaldo Před 3 lety +1

      @@masterimbecile In the US, aging egg nog is also a popular thing. The craziest among us make egg nog after Christmas and age it until next Christmas. I prefer it fairly fresh though.

    • @somebrains5431
      @somebrains5431 Před 3 lety

      Granddad's pork swine delight
      It consists of two pig knuckles glazed in honey
      Pig tongue marinated in butter for two days
      Chitlins, That's pig intestines for y'all that don't know
      -soaked in hot sauce, drizzled with mayonnaise, and then set to harden on my back porch in 3 pounds of cheddar cheese

  • @bilo9062
    @bilo9062 Před 3 lety +453

    Andrew now knows he has a bigger german audience than he thinks

  • @fishygal53
    @fishygal53 Před 3 lety

    My german boss bought this for us from a german store for xmas celebration and sliced em and buttered each slice for us. Buttered with german love.

  • @ARSZLB
    @ARSZLB Před 3 lety +1

    6:18 can we take a moment to appreciate what a PERFECT cut that was?!

  • @swift1014
    @swift1014 Před 3 lety +628

    Me, a Polish viewer looking at the comment section: *_sweats uncontrollably_*

  • @Lord_Framebreak
    @Lord_Framebreak Před 3 lety +664

    CZcamsr:
    Puts "german" into the title
    Germans:
    So you have chosen Anschluss

    • @gamingdemigodxiii5630
      @gamingdemigodxiii5630 Před 3 lety

      I’m guessing “Anschluss” means death?

    • @lorenzobalestri5596
      @lorenzobalestri5596 Před 3 lety +37

      @@gamingdemigodxiii5630 Austria and 1938 are the only two words you need to know

    • @fausber
      @fausber Před 3 lety +13

      I've played enough HOI4 to know where this is going...
      You can have my Sudetenland, just promise you won't invade me.

    • @gamingdemigodxiii5630
      @gamingdemigodxiii5630 Před 3 lety +8

      @@lorenzobalestri5596 Ah, annexation.

    • @Maksu-xc1wf
      @Maksu-xc1wf Před 3 lety +1

      Was Looking for this Comment 😂

  • @srayanjacobs6530
    @srayanjacobs6530 Před rokem +6

    Dr. STONE sent me. Francois.

  • @coffeelyric4161
    @coffeelyric4161 Před 3 lety

    I’m half German and I have this every Christmas nice to know some one non German knows about this

  • @sayantanmondal7641
    @sayantanmondal7641 Před 3 lety +85

    5:23
    In the history of Babish's youtube career i think this is the first overlooked voiceover mistake, not edited out.

    • @bowwolf3657
      @bowwolf3657 Před 3 lety

      I know right? I had to replay it a few times to make sure it wasn't my phone glitching out.

    • @Josh_Alpha
      @Josh_Alpha Před 3 lety +10

      They don't happen often but I've heard it before

    • @KZ-hu9uj
      @KZ-hu9uj Před 3 lety

      There was one before a year or two back I believe

    • @SynthaticBeats
      @SynthaticBeats Před 3 lety

      JA man Safe!

  • @Clone683
    @Clone683 Před 3 lety +321

    Normal peolple: Gets store bought Marzipan
    Babish: So lets start by planting your Almond tree

    • @patrickohennesy6539
      @patrickohennesy6539 Před 3 lety +1

      Umm... ok

    • @gaohanzu
      @gaohanzu Před 3 lety +5

      That’s more like a Li Zi Qi video

    • @jennamomenna5750
      @jennamomenna5750 Před 3 lety +1

      Seems like Jun's kitchen lol

    • @o-v-e-r-l-o-r-d
      @o-v-e-r-l-o-r-d Před 3 lety +3

      That sounds like something he'd do

    • @kuddlecat
      @kuddlecat Před 3 lety +2

      Me: can't even get store bought marzipan anywhere where I live, seems easier to get it done yourself if it wasn't for the rose water

  • @Rammstein45
    @Rammstein45 Před 3 lety +18

    Babish vs. Ordinary Sausage
    DO IT!!!

  • @mcar3144
    @mcar3144 Před rokem +1

    Hands down the best stollen I've ever had. Thank you for the perfect recipe I appreciate you!!

  • @Perseus98b
    @Perseus98b Před 3 lety +59

    Here in Germany we prepare the Stollen actually 2-3 weeks before serving... It really needs the time to get the full aroma and moistness into the bread. To be called a "Dresdner Stollen" it must contain at least 50% butter... if you want to try one (and you are to lazy to bake one yourself) there are bakery that specialized in stollen and will ship them around the world

    • @thad1296
      @thad1296 Před 3 lety

      Was ist denn Moistness 😂

  • @nanamille8676
    @nanamille8676 Před 3 lety +76

    I'm German and I spend my entire morning baking Stollen with my grandma. I feel like I'm being watched...

  • @jenarddecastro2597
    @jenarddecastro2597 Před 3 lety +1

    Whenever I get this gifted to me homemade or from that yellow box. . . 90% of the time, its turned into French Toast or bread pudding within days after Christmas. It's perfect for it!!!

  • @nilss2924
    @nilss2924 Před 3 lety +2

    I am amazed how perfect you pronounced "Stollen", it was nearly perfect.

  • @Emma-qn3cq
    @Emma-qn3cq Před 3 lety +316

    I can hear my German Altmärker grandma screaming in the distance:
    " NOOOO! THE STOLLEN HAS TO RIPE AT LEAST 3 MONTHS BEFORE YOU EAT IT OR IT CAN'T DEVELOP THE RIGHT FLAVOR!!!!"

    • @Caroline-cd5xl
      @Caroline-cd5xl Před 3 lety +2

      Right? 😂

    • @sikologie1
      @sikologie1 Před 3 lety +22

      Your grandma is a wise woman. Greetings from my sächsische grandma whose grandfather was a baker in Dresden and handed down his recipe for original Dresdner Stollen

    • @TheHappybunbun
      @TheHappybunbun Před 3 lety +6

      I was looking for that comment 😂

    • @lizz556
      @lizz556 Před 3 lety +14

      „Der kommt in den Keller und da bleibt er auch“ ok Oma - es stimmt hald schon

    • @Finn959
      @Finn959 Před 3 lety

      Wo sie recht hat

  • @Mehaara
    @Mehaara Před 3 lety +124

    Me: Watches entire episode
    Also me: goes into the kitchen to get a piece of stollen from the local bakery

    • @fatepoe2811
      @fatepoe2811 Před 3 lety +6

      I read this and thought" oh my gosh if u stole bread from the store why would you tell people" and then remembered that that is the name of the bread 😂😂

    • @Mehaara
      @Mehaara Před 3 lety +4

      @@fatepoe2811 Haha. I am also in Germany where you get fabulous Stollen at the bakery. :-)

    • @savantfool7123
      @savantfool7123 Před 3 lety +2

      proper rested stollen! I wish Babish had actually gotten a loaf of that

  • @moi4791
    @moi4791 Před 3 lety +2

    Small tip for anyone living in Germany: We have mini stollen as well (called Stollenkonfekt) and you can find them during christmas time at most supermarkets (or in Dresden obviously)! They're super delicious and I personally prefer them to the regular Stollen, since it can be a little bit too much sometimes. Be warned though, they're definitely an addicting not-so-healthy snack :D

  • @tobaccypipe
    @tobaccypipe Před 3 lety +1

    Marzipanstollen is my fav thing but it sells out sooo fast at aldi and trader joes, so thank you for this ♥

  • @Daniel-pn7td
    @Daniel-pn7td Před 3 lety +443

    I'm german, that stuff is delicious

  • @paulwagner688
    @paulwagner688 Před 3 lety +160

    "The Official Babish Tiny Whisk". That was a great merch ad right there

    • @ultralysp
      @ultralysp Před 3 lety +2

      That is nowhere near the size of the O.G. Tiny Whisk™

  • @itsyourboyreckster1822
    @itsyourboyreckster1822 Před 3 lety +1

    Dough stickiness chart:
    Lightly Flour: Regular dough, not too sticky
    Generously Flour: A bit sticky
    Heavily Flour: Pretty sticky
    Lightly Oil: Very Sticky
    Generously Oil: Extremely Sticky
    Heavily Oil: Will stick to your hands like superglue without the oil

  • @elfe6018
    @elfe6018 Před 11 měsíci

    I'm German but never tried to bake it myself. Always bought it in the supermarket. Thanks a lot, Babish.

  • @Cogexkintrue
    @Cogexkintrue Před 3 lety +192

    "roll them out into ovals, which are kind of like a tall circle"
    thank you mr babish

  • @itsrocky2820
    @itsrocky2820 Před 3 lety +67

    Bäbish *makes german food*
    me a german: *happy german noises*

  • @alaskahomesteading6568

    I grew up in Germany and typically buy a way too expensive commercially made Germany stollen and have it shipped here. But because of Covid couldn't get it this year. Then I found this video! Now I'll try my hand at making it myself.

  • @NewgirlNola
    @NewgirlNola Před 3 lety +2

    If bimbish does not make a video with ordinary sausage we will riot. WE KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE BIMBISH!!!
    In like... New York or something... I think.

  • @prometheus4203
    @prometheus4203 Před 3 lety +1187

    "German" is in the Titel.
    Every German ever: "Dies ist nun Eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland"

    • @savantfool7123
      @savantfool7123 Před 3 lety +3

      Spiel mal Landeswelle!

    • @theZuzi
      @theZuzi Před 3 lety +38

      He definitely needs more German recipes, really wanna see how he would improve stuff like kässpätzle or Maultaschen.

    • @Alissa.Fine24
      @Alissa.Fine24 Před 3 lety

      @@theZuzi I'd like to see that too

    • @savantfool7123
      @savantfool7123 Před 3 lety +11

      @@theZuzi I want to see him try making Thüringer Klöße

    • @prometheus4203
      @prometheus4203 Před 3 lety

      @@theZuzi true

  • @evan
    @evan Před 3 lety +2846

    Vielleicht sollte ich versuchen, dieses Brot zu backen

    • @grimulkin7111
      @grimulkin7111 Před 3 lety +16

      sup Evan

    • @justicecovert1851
      @justicecovert1851 Před 3 lety +29

      yes.

    • @tentrilliconlp7748
      @tentrilliconlp7748 Před 3 lety +34

      Solltest du mal.

    • @Aninaya
      @Aninaya Před 3 lety +163

      Nimm lieber ein anderes Rezept. Das hier wird sicher lecker schmecken, ist aber kein traditioneller Dresdener Christstollen...

    • @DonJuan911
      @DonJuan911 Před 3 lety +42

      @@Aninaya das Rezept hat mich in der Hinsicht auch etwas enttäuscht.

  • @LC-hb5ky
    @LC-hb5ky Před 3 lety

    Absolutely flabbergasted German here, who has never been able to figure out that the reason she doesn't like Stollen is because it contains Marzipan. Mindblown. I might just have to try making my own and skip the marzipan. Thanks Andrew!

  • @mfofo589
    @mfofo589 Před 3 lety

    Go for fancy stollen by dividing dough and marzipan into three and making three long strands to braid! Lots of fun!

  • @thetruejohnny3409
    @thetruejohnny3409 Před 3 lety +875

    Can’t believe the German holiday bread was stolen

  • @AGlimpseInside
    @AGlimpseInside Před 3 lety +625

    Truly a remarkable thing to eat with freshly made. However mass market retail shelves carry this, it’s not so great. It’s amazing the discrepancy between the two

    • @selinap7055
      @selinap7055 Před 3 lety +42

      actually it gets even better if it is kept somewhere wrapped up just after baking for over a week. but that's a pretty hard thing to do to be fair..

    • @officialmasqq_594
      @officialmasqq_594 Před 3 lety +30

      They don't usually stock it where I live because it always gets... stollen.

    • @moranthang9482
      @moranthang9482 Před 3 lety +49

      In Germany you never never never eat them freshly baked. They Need to Rest for at least a Week. Better for 3-4 Weeks…they must tasted pretty Boring and dry fresh.

    • @destinyh1141
      @destinyh1141 Před 3 lety +1

      Same with perogies; they're often widely available frozen, but don't compare to freshly made. My husband loves what is "german sweet loafs", so I'll definitely make this one day!

    • @goblinlibrary280
      @goblinlibrary280 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes, despite growing up in an area with a lot of German heritage, I’ve only ever had the mass produced stuff and I’m not a fan. I’d love to try it homemade.

  • @izzgrace6638
    @izzgrace6638 Před 3 lety

    One of the few people on this platform who genuinely deserves all the subs they have.

  • @2Ten1Ryu
    @2Ten1Ryu Před 3 lety

    Fun fact: In Germany there is also a name for the cheaper kind of Stollen. It's called the "Flüsterstollen" (translates to whispering Stollen). This kind has lots of raisins in it because they're a cheap ingredient. Flüsterstollen means, it's so stuffed with raisins, they’re so close to each other that they can basically hear each other even when they're whispering. In contrast, there is also the "Scheistollen" (screaming Stollen) that contaings fewer raisins, they would have to scream to each other to be heard.
    Thought I'd share this because I think it's funny and a cute story.

    • @Currywurst4444
      @Currywurst4444 Před 3 lety

      Flüsterstollen are more expensive than most other Stollen. Its just that a marzipan Stollen is the most expensive kind of Stollen.

  • @leanderschuster3196
    @leanderschuster3196 Před 3 lety +99

    The Stollen tastes right if you almost choke to death and get a sugar shock at the same time

    • @savantfool7123
      @savantfool7123 Před 3 lety +8

      Ah I see you too have suffered from the powdered sugar inhalation at xmas

  • @morecoffee2463
    @morecoffee2463 Před 3 lety +51

    Fun Fact! A Stollen (literally) is actually the rock a mine is built into. So the bread is the rock and the marzipan/ fruit is all the precious gems or metals. A lot of German fairytales actually involve bad things happening inside Stollen, for example in “Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot”

    • @weeklysugar
      @weeklysugar Před 3 lety +3

      Sagt die eine Rosine zu der anderen: Ich muss jetzt in den Stollen 😰

    • @enekorox3
      @enekorox3 Před 3 lety +6

      Thats actually incorrect. The Stollen(cake) was already called that without having marcipan as part of the recipe. It's suspected that its called Stollen because it was (due to its long-livety of multiple months) very popular among miners that took it with them into the Stollen (mine).

    • @testtester404
      @testtester404 Před 3 lety

      mystery solved

  • @katiebanish4324
    @katiebanish4324 Před 3 lety +5

    I’m making Stollen tomorrow with my dad! The East German way!!

  • @kawafahra
    @kawafahra Před 3 lety

    Just make a bunch of them, store the leftover ones after christmas in cold and dry conditions ( as like, in the basement ) and even after some months, just butter them up again and put them in the oven for 30min on low heat. Sugar them again, and bam, tastes like fresh. This indeed just gets better with time.

  • @bobbler42
    @bobbler42 Před 3 lety +150

    The Konditorei had a break-in this Christmas. All their cakes were Stollen.

  • @TheNerdyOrganist
    @TheNerdyOrganist Před 3 lety +57

    Okay Guys, here is the real deal: This thing doesn't really taste that great if you eat it only a couple of hours after baking. You should butter and powder sugaring it at least thrice after the sugar crust dried. This allone takes some days. Then wrap it in aluminium foil and put it in a cool dark place and let it sit for four to six WEEKS. Better prepare that thing in middle of november. Don't panic: the thick layer of suger and the aluminium foil will keep it from getting stale or molding. After all this time that gift by the gods has ripened and tastes like all you ever wanted for Christmas. I know it takes some patience and the courage to let bakery being untouched for weeks, but every real German housewife will tell you to do it that way, and it's absolutely worth it.
    Optionally you make a Stollen without the marzipan, if thats more to your taste.

    • @kuhluhOG
      @kuhluhOG Před 3 lety +1

      Do glass containers work as an alternative to the aluminium foil?

    • @TheNerdyOrganist
      @TheNerdyOrganist Před 3 lety +2

      As long as it is sealed and no dust or anything else comes in contact with it, it should be fine. The specific recipes do vary quite a bit, so better do some research before baking.

    • @SleepyPitou
      @SleepyPitou Před 3 lety +5

      i always hate it when people say that they think stollen tastes stale, there is no such thing as stale stollen. There is only stollen and ripe stollen

    • @mrfisher1072
      @mrfisher1072 Před 3 lety +1

      Lovely with some tea personal I think peppermint tea complements it the best.

    • @Kikiko72
      @Kikiko72 Před 3 lety +2

      I was waiting for that comment! 😭🤗
      Thank you 💕
      I was already wondering why it's done so fast in this recipe 🧐
      And please let it rest like cubegame said it 🙏
      It is indeed worth the time waiting for it 🤤🕰️

  • @tawpgk
    @tawpgk Před 3 lety

    Seeing this after Christmas really gets me hungry and sad since this is probably the first year I did not have stollen st the holidays.

  • @Oberon90
    @Oberon90 Před 3 lety

    Stollen conquers the world! 🎄❄️🤗

  • @jamesvasquez7920
    @jamesvasquez7920 Před 3 lety +124

    "We want these oval, we want these ovals" Stollen makes me stutter too 5:22

    • @muraddiab6393
      @muraddiab6393 Před 3 lety +1

      He’s starting to glitch, can we send in a technician in here please!

  • @ElliryannaLailoken
    @ElliryannaLailoken Před 3 lety +174

    "Basics", starts making marzipan.
    "Basics", continues with orangeat.

    • @olenickel6013
      @olenickel6013 Před 3 lety +19

      In all honesty, I think homemade marzipan isn't the right choice here. Marzipan is one of those things where experience and professionality in production can make a huge difference in taste. Find a company producing high-quality artisanal marzipan and use that.

    • @nicholaspaat7302
      @nicholaspaat7302 Před 3 lety +2

      @@olenickel6013 cool info, but that doesn't sound basic at all...

    • @CheetahsArePrettyCool
      @CheetahsArePrettyCool Před 3 lety +1

      I mean! marzipan doesn't look too bad from this video, just combining five ingredients well, and it's not time sensitive so it can be made ahead-- it looks like the most difficult part of it would be finding rosewater in my area, but I got a couple leads from Googling it real quick
      this sounds like cookie dough or macarons where experience & high-quality ingredients or technique could make a big difference, but homemade including beginner attempts are also delicious

    • @toninot17
      @toninot17 Před 3 lety

      @@olenickel6013 I mean, you could say that for everything, really. There’s no harm in trying it yourself and using it

    • @olenickel6013
      @olenickel6013 Před 3 lety +2

      @@toninot17 In my experience, marzipan is one of those things were seemingly small things have a huge impact on the final product. I'm not saying "don't do it" at all, but just be aware that it's probably one of the few things were the homemade stuff will actually end up of noticeably lower quality than if you buy it.

  • @matthewkoeppel8742
    @matthewkoeppel8742 Před 2 lety +1

    I made this and turned the leftovers into a Stollen Bread pudding and let me TELL you… it was absolutely incredible

  • @marcusineson
    @marcusineson Před rokem

    The really helpful thing for me was how to roll the stollen around the marzipan thank you

  • @ElBach1y
    @ElBach1y Před 3 lety +46

    Hey we eat a similar thing for Christmas in Argentina!
    Wait... German stuff. In Argentina...
    😬

  • @shac0le
    @shac0le Před 3 lety +8

    Im German and this stuff is the best thing for cold days. Stollen and a hot chocolate are the best!

    • @jcnot9712
      @jcnot9712 Před 3 lety

      How long does stollen last wrapped up?

    • @shac0le
      @shac0le Před 3 lety +2

      @@jcnot9712 i store Stollen in my cellar, If its a bit cold there probably around 1-2 Months

    • @jcnot9712
      @jcnot9712 Před 3 lety

      @@shac0le thank you for the answer. I learned about stollen from a manga called Dr Stone where (spoilers) they prepare it in order to go on a long sea expedition. They also mention it can last for months because the fruit absorbs moisture from the bread that would allow it to grow bacteria and go bad.

  • @worldofKurt
    @worldofKurt Před 3 lety

    I try not to miss an episode, and I'm catching up on those I missed over Christmas. All that to say I was excited for this as my father is German and I've been eating Stollen every Christmas since I was a small child.

  • @loretta1971
    @loretta1971 Před 3 lety

    This German approves of the recipe. Thank you for remembering the butter soaking, too many people forget.

  • @heathernguyen7623
    @heathernguyen7623 Před 3 lety +75

    Me: seeing marzipan, candied peels and raisins
    Me: Ah, a recipe Mrs Crocombe would be approved of!

    • @gpeddino
      @gpeddino Před 3 lety +8

      I think she’d have used currants instead of raisins.

    • @ecenbt
      @ecenbt Před 3 lety +5

      AND IT HAS MACE!!! Definitely approved by Mrs Crocombe

    • @dariawitte4483
      @dariawitte4483 Před 3 lety +2

      Mrs. Crocombe approves of anyone speaking of Her Majesty as a CZcams food authority, which, of course, she is

    • @hyperbearean
      @hyperbearean Před 3 lety +1

      Frau Crocombe ist nun Eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

    • @ecenbt
      @ecenbt Před 3 lety

      @@hyperbearean ahahahaha Allmann Frau Kraukomb

  • @future.cadaver
    @future.cadaver Před 3 lety +61

    Tip: don’t throw out the leftover granulated sugar that you used to toss your cooked citrus peel in; it goes great in homemade lemonade or iced tea 😊💡

  • @faerigoddess
    @faerigoddess Před 3 lety

    Tiny whisk and black, ironed apron may be the most iconic things of this channel aside from Babish himself

  • @xydya
    @xydya Před 3 lety +30

    We all know the only reason you refuse to acknowledge Ordinary Sausage is cause deep down you're terrified of his sausage powers!