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Stollen muffins with candied fruit and spices

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The STOLLEN MUFFINS are delicious Christmas treats, full of flavor and intense aromas, perfect to serve for breakfast during the Holiday season. Imagine Christmas morning, after opening presents and giving the kids a few cuddles—how wonderful it can be to taste a muffin that contains all the aromas that have always reminded our senses of the sweetness of this magical time of year…

Making these wonderful treats is actually very simple and doesn’t take much time. The batter is quite traditional, although honey replaces almost all the sugar, while their uniqueness lies in the candied fruit and spices that make them special. Candied citron and orange, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg and a clove give abundant flavor and aroma, combining wonderfully and bringing a little of the magic of the traditional German Christstollen to these muffins.

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  • Difficulty: Very easy
  • Cost: Inexpensive
  • Rest time: 15 Minutes
  • Preparation time: 10 Minutes
  • Portions: 8 muffins
  • Cooking methods: Oven
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: Winter

Ingredients

  • 1 egg (medium)
  • 3 1/2 tbsp butter (melted)
  • 3 1/2 tbsp wildflower honey
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 cup candied orange
  • 1/4 cup candied citron
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1 tsp spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, 1 clove)
  • 1 pinch salt
  • as needed powdered sugar

Tools

  • 1 Bowl
  • 1 Small bowl
  • 8 Muffin liners
  • 1 Pan muffin pan
  • 1 Whisk
  • 1 Spoon

Steps

  • First, soak the raisins in cold water for 15 minutes.

    Melt the butter and let it cool slightly. Place it in a bowl and add the milk, honey, sugar, egg and a pinch of salt. Mix everything with a whisk and add the sifted flour and baking soda.

    Stir everything until you obtain a smooth, homogeneous batter.

  • Finely chop the clove and mix it with the cinnamon and nutmeg.

    Add the candied citron and orange cut into small cubes, the drained raisins and the spices to the batter, and mix everything with a spoon.

    Line a muffin pan with paper liners and fill them 3/4 full with the batter.

  • Bake the stollen muffins in a preheated conventional oven at 338°F for 20 minutes.

    Remove them from the oven, let them cool slightly and unmold them. Place them on a wire rack to let them dry well on the bottoms.

    When serving, dust them generously with powdered sugar.

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