Keto Christmas Stollen
Classic Christmas Stollen bread converted into a Low Carb recipe! Tender, moist bread encapsulates dried unsweetened cherries, raisins, sliced almonds, and many seasonal spices- not to mention the wonderful homemade marzipan surprise in the middle! The bread is folded over traditionally with a classic stollen bread “hump.” It is baked to golden brown perfection and then dusted generously with powdered erythritol.
How to Make It
Step 1
Preheat an oven to 350 F. Combine the almond flour, psyllium husk powder, baking soda, kosher salt, dried cherries, orange zest, and raisins (if using), sliced almonds, and all of the spices in the bowl of a stand mixer. Use a paddle attachment to blend them.
Step 2
To ⅔ cups of boiling water, add the apple cider vinegar, 2 tsp almond extract, and the rum. Slowly add this mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Step 3
Add the eggs and beat for 1-2 minutes until combined.
Step 4
In a small bowl, combine ½ cup almond flour, 6 tbsp Swerve, the remaining water, and almond extract. Use a small spatula to incorporate the ingredients into a paste. This is the marzipan.
Step 5
Scrape the dough from the stand mixer bowl onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Flatten the dough down into a long oval shape that is about 1 ½” thickness. Roll the marzipan into a log shape and place it down the middle of the loaf.
Step 6
Roll the dough’s left side over the marzipan and then fold the right side over to enclose the marzipan in the loaf completely. Pinch together any ends that expose the marzipan. Use the side of your hand to place an indent down the center of the loaf.
Step 7
Bake loaf for at least an hour. The dried fruit tends to burn on the outside of the bread, so be sure to pick off any dried fruits outside of the loaf before baking. Other than that, you want to err on the side of caution for gluten-free bread by baking them longer than you might think. If it starts to shrink as it exits the oven, immediately place it back in the oven for another 30 minutes or so.
Step 8
Allow the loaf to cool slightly before dusting it liberally with 1 tbsp or more of powdered erythritol (amount not listed in the ingredients above).
Ingredients
- Psyllium Husk Powder Soluble Fiber by Now
5 tbsp
- Almond Flour
1-¼ cup
- Coarse Kosher Salt by Morton
1 tsp
- Baking Powder
1 teaspoon
- Dried Bing Cherries Unsweetened by Trader Joe’s
¼ cup
- Orange Zest
1 x 1 teaspoon
- Raisins
¼ cup
- Blanched Sliced Almonds by Blue Diamond
¼ cup
- Cinnamon
1 teaspoon
- Nutmeg
¼ teaspoon
- Cardamom, Ground
1 teaspoon
- Organic Raw-unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar by Bragg
2 teaspoon
- Almond Extract
2 teaspoon
- Boiling Water
⅔ cup
- Rum
⅓ cup
- Raw Egg
3 large
- Almond Flour
1-¼ cup
- The Ultimate Icing Sugar Replacement by Swerve
6 tablespoon
- Water
1-½ tablespoon
- Almond Extract
2 teaspoon
- The Ultimate Icing Sugar Replacement by Swerve
6 tablespoon