What is a century?

Stollen is a type of German bread that is closely associated with holidays and especially Christmas. Bread is extremely sweet and rich and resembles a cake much more than bread. For this reason, some people call it a fruit cake or a variant on a Christmas cake. However, because the century stood up with yeast and treated bread, it should be classified as bread. Usually, it is frozen lightly dusting powdered sugar and some bakers also add candied or cherry cherries to the decorations. Inside is a century full of sliced ​​nuts, raisins and candied orange peel. Other candied fruit can also be included and the cake is often baked with a rum for a particularly rich taste. Some bakers also add Marzipan for greater taste and moisture in the finished product.

The origin of the century is quite old. The bread was first baked in the German town of Dresden in the 15th century, albeit in a very different form. Originally bread was made without butter and some other ingredients that were seen as decadentDuring the traditional period of holidays. With the release of fasting on dedicated Christians, the century has evolved from sometimes hard and tasty bread to a damp, soft, very tasty version that is now popular.

The word is derived from the German Stroczel , which originally meant "waking up". Over time, this term was used in the context of bread, probably because yeasts are a living organism that awakens to create a bread dough. Another noun is used to indicate bread in modern German, because the century is a unique meal. In some parts of Germany, bread is also called Striezel , and during the holidays the former is better known as Weihnachtsstollen or Christstollen .

In Germany, the century is often given as a Christmas or holiday gift. The most popular version of Stollen is Dresdner Stollen, bread baked with traditional bakeries in Dresden.Dresden is also celebrated by the annual stollen festival in memory of bread. Traditional bakeries specifically indicate their bread so that consumers know that bread is made in the style of Dresden. The century is also baked at home and can be made and consumed throughout the year, not only during the holidays.