tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post1582549587696458286..comments2024-03-21T23:36:47.529-04:00Comments on The District Chocoholic: Daring Bakers' December 2010: Cranberry-Orange White Chocolate StollenVictoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04974235202743391870noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-63692743560773988502011-12-05T18:11:16.543-05:002011-12-05T18:11:16.543-05:00My mother often filled her stollen with chocolate ...My mother often filled her stollen with chocolate chips or shaved Hershey bars, but she was frugal and would use anything around the house; red and green cut up maraschino cherries, cookie sparkles, there was always a surprise, but the delight of seeing our names or how old we were in those lovingly shaped loaves was even more important. She would have been 99 years old today.Leonard Grossmanhttp://lgrossman.com/trudel/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-26029346965860928162011-12-05T18:06:06.764-05:002011-12-05T18:06:06.764-05:00In my mother's blog, letters she wrote home to...In my mother's blog, letters she wrote home to Germany in 1934, she writes of receiving a package with a "22." After awhile I realized she was talking about stollen in the shape of 2s I hope you don't mind if I use a couple of your images to explain. Note: the blog is at lgrossman dot com trudelLeonard Grossmanhttp://lgrossman.com/trudel/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-82732283341747799352011-01-03T21:54:15.604-05:002011-01-03T21:54:15.604-05:00@Stephanie I hope I don't develop an obsession...@<a href="#c4895728871013769974" rel="nofollow">Stephanie</a> I hope I don't develop an obsession - though I am happy to see that you, too, candied your own peel!Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974235202743391870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-48957288710137699742011-01-02T02:30:45.338-05:002011-01-02T02:30:45.338-05:00Yay! Congrats on showing that yeast who is boss. I...Yay! Congrats on showing that yeast who is boss. I went from being afraid of yeast (i had tried to make buns three times in a row with old, dead yeast and it scarred me for years!) to baking all my own bread and being fairly obsessed!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000354089758729394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-53941763150622213462010-12-31T07:42:29.338-05:002010-12-31T07:42:29.338-05:00@ToriI also love egg bread - maybe I'll try it...@<a href="#c7976093323047495852" rel="nofollow">Tori</a>I also love egg bread - maybe I'll try it.<br /><br />With chocolate chunks. Obviously. <br /><br />Your blog is awesome. And nice name :).Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974235202743391870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-79760933230474958522010-12-29T19:38:29.242-05:002010-12-29T19:38:29.242-05:00HOMEMADE EGG BREAD!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!
famil...HOMEMADE EGG BREAD!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!! <br />family recipe makes it even better! <br /><br />FIToriBLOG.com<br />Facebook.com/FIToriTorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701844759026941790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-1081554484336880862010-12-29T13:54:40.207-05:002010-12-29T13:54:40.207-05:00@Mary at n00bcakes It's true, Mary, when you i...@<a href="#c2115259008586145697" rel="nofollow">Mary at n00bcakes</a> It's true, Mary, when you involve chocolate and other sweet things, it at least tastes great even if the texture isn't quite ideal. Yeast is TRICKY.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974235202743391870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-21152590085861456972010-12-29T08:40:50.002-05:002010-12-29T08:40:50.002-05:00What a good-looking treat; love the stripes! I ac...What a good-looking treat; love the stripes! I actually just last week screwed up a baking experiment with yeast and ended up with a somewhat brick-like dough... >.> Luckily, chocolate and other fillings saved the day!Mary at n00bcakeshttp://noobcakes.thundernoodle.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-40928927046553306192010-12-28T21:56:28.727-05:002010-12-28T21:56:28.727-05:00@Manu Thank you, Manu - I hope you are having a gr...@<a href="#c4734700017707803761" rel="nofollow">Manu</a> Thank you, Manu - I hope you are having a great holiday season.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974235202743391870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-47347000177078037612010-12-28T15:29:07.317-05:002010-12-28T15:29:07.317-05:00Beautiful stollen!
Very creative and festive!Beautiful stollen!<br />Very creative and festive!Manuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342285953627621002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-60906137410547320662010-12-28T11:40:37.258-05:002010-12-28T11:40:37.258-05:00@Cookinva Thanks - and it is so cool to see anothe...@<a href="#c1063614508447155511" rel="nofollow">Cookinva</a> Thanks - and it is so cool to see another DC-area DB member!Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974235202743391870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-50067488469237434222010-12-28T11:39:29.092-05:002010-12-28T11:39:29.092-05:00@Jessica @ bake me away! I dunno, mine doesn't...@<a href="#c2701592893853500025" rel="nofollow">Jessica @ bake me away!</a> I dunno, mine doesn't have homemade smiley-face marzipan in it. That's hard to top.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974235202743391870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-48669996608834073732010-12-28T11:38:50.859-05:002010-12-28T11:38:50.859-05:00@thedaintyapron It was fun, wasn't it? The bes...@<a href="#c715233572911746821" rel="nofollow">thedaintyapron</a> It was fun, wasn't it? The best part was sharing "fruitcake" with people and seeing them totally enjoy it.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974235202743391870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-69244563629632931642010-12-28T11:38:01.770-05:002010-12-28T11:38:01.770-05:00@Elina (Healthy and Sane) Very cool giveaway - tha...@<a href="#c8958947628795039634" rel="nofollow">Elina (Healthy and Sane)</a> Very cool giveaway - thanks for the heads up!Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974235202743391870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-42662282757017488822010-12-28T11:33:17.526-05:002010-12-28T11:33:17.526-05:00@Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic If I can do ...@<a href="#c1316188564379236778" rel="nofollow">Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic</a> If I can do it, you can! Maybe try the infamous Pioneer Woman Cinnamon Rolls...Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974235202743391870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-31275514860291287572010-12-28T11:32:35.997-05:002010-12-28T11:32:35.997-05:00@Amy at TheSceneFromMe I will tell you this much: ...@<a href="#c653782958555092248" rel="nofollow">Amy at TheSceneFromMe</a> I will tell you this much: my co-workers had no such reservations about eating it. Especially not after a couple of bites.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974235202743391870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-5369090203028658572010-12-28T11:31:59.162-05:002010-12-28T11:31:59.162-05:00@bakercoz Thanks! I wanted to do a unique shape af...@<a href="#c4958816934474468832" rel="nofollow">bakercoz</a> Thanks! I wanted to do a unique shape after I saw the cinnamon-roll-style stollen somebody did, but needed something that would hold shape while baking. These seems to have worked.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974235202743391870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-44156054026623974762010-12-28T11:31:02.393-05:002010-12-28T11:31:02.393-05:00@Hannah You should TOTALLY join DB. It's a ton...@<a href="#c18924366576803878" rel="nofollow">Hannah</a> You should TOTALLY join DB. It's a ton of fun. Every month is a chance to figure out how to work chocoalte into the recipe. Lots of Aussies, too.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04974235202743391870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-10636145084471555112010-12-27T18:44:10.696-05:002010-12-27T18:44:10.696-05:00Your stollen looks fantastic! Love the way you de...Your stollen looks fantastic! Love the way you decorated it.Cookinvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921076954084584750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-27015928938535000252010-12-27T13:49:47.951-05:002010-12-27T13:49:47.951-05:00Most creative stollen EVER. Yeah for yeast!Most creative stollen EVER. Yeah for yeast!Jessica @ bake me away!http://bakemeaway.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-7152335729117468212010-12-27T13:26:25.777-05:002010-12-27T13:26:25.777-05:00Such a creative and festive idea with the candy ca...Such a creative and festive idea with the candy cane! I too loved this challenge =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-89589476287950396342010-12-27T12:03:02.808-05:002010-12-27T12:03:02.808-05:00I'm slowly getting over my fear of yeast. Love...I'm slowly getting over my fear of yeast. Love the candy cane shaped cake!!<br />PS - I'm hosting a giveaway for sustainable seafood. Check it out if you're interested! :)Elina (Healthy and Sane)http://www.healthyandsane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-13161885643792367782010-12-27T11:04:30.651-05:002010-12-27T11:04:30.651-05:00I haven't baked with yeast yet! This stollen l...I haven't baked with yeast yet! This stollen looks so festive and yummy!Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholichttp://www.confessionsofachocoholic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-6537829585550922482010-12-27T10:27:40.294-05:002010-12-27T10:27:40.294-05:00Ive never had a stollen, but yours looks delicious...Ive never had a stollen, but yours looks delicious, kinda too pretty to eat with the red and white striped icing! Good job :)Amy at TheSceneFromMehttp://thescenefromme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838573936273355855.post-49588169344744688322010-12-26T22:16:04.908-05:002010-12-26T22:16:04.908-05:00What a unique idea, to turn it into a candy cane. ...What a unique idea, to turn it into a candy cane. Looks good!bakercozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901299917035048821noreply@blogger.com