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actual baker’s chocolate, which is bitter tasteless and hard. This was due to

( = es oO t & and unsweetened, does not necessarily fasting and sacrifice associated with the
derive its name from the company. four weeks of Advent season preceding
German’s variety of chocolate is sweeter | Christmas, during which time butter was

than baker’s chocolate and is better for not made available to the bakers, meaning
O r baking. that Stollen was only baked with oil. As

the ban on butter was lifted, the quality

Vince Yim, OP Traveling Chef Stollen — Germany of Stollen increased. Over the centuries,
Originally going by the name strieze/, marzipan and sugar was added, allowing
German Chocolate Cake — United Cake,” which was submitted by a derived from the word strokzel or it to become sweeter.
States of America homemaker. This was a fairly standard “awaken,” Stollen is a bread-like cake, As it is known today, Stollen is more
Yes, you read that properly. recipe for a buttermilk chocolate cake served at the Christmas holiday season, of a fruitcake, containing flour, sugar,
With the reputation that Germany that just happened to contain “German’s due " its symbolism as the infant Jesus 7a, dried fruit, and ee, sprinkled
has gotten for its chocolate (thanks inno Chocolate.” But, as luck would happen, Christ wrapped in a blanket. It later with icing sugar. Stollen is available
small part to the classic Simpsons’ episode, “German’s Chocolate” isn’t actually became named “Stollen,” derived from internationally, however versions native
“Burns Verkaufen de Kraftwerk’), this German either, as it was actually named the term for the opening of a mine ji Dresden are nowhere near as sweet as
might be surprising, although it’s actually after Sam German, the Brit who invented tunnel. ip those available elsewhere.
a lot more mundane than you think. it in 1852. Stollen was originally developed in
In 1957, a newspaper in Dallas, Texas German was also an employee of the the Dresden region in 1540 and wasn’t

printed a recipe for “German Chocolate — Baker’s Chocolate Company, although the originally a dessert item, as it was quite

 

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