stollen

American  

[stoh-luhn, shtaw-luhn] / ˈstoʊ lən, ˈʃtɔ lən /

noun

German Cooking.

1. a sweetened bread made from raised dough, usually containing nuts, raisins, and citron.

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stollen British  

/ ˈstəʊlən, ˈʃtɔlən /

noun

1. a rich sweet bread containing nuts, raisins, etc

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Etymology

Origin of stollen

1925–30; < German Stolle ( n ), literally, post, support; so called from its shape

Example Sentences

Not to be confused with fruit cake, stollen is a traditional German Christmas bread that consists of nuts, spices, marzipan and dried/candied fruit, coated with powdered sugar or icing sugar.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2023

And then you dust, dust, dust confectioners sugar generously over the stollen and let it sit, allowing the sugar to form a thick white coating that looks like an avalanche of freshly fallen snow.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2021

Both restaurants offer chicken noodle soup and stollen slices the size of sandwich bread, conservatively studded with candied fruits.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2021

In another confusing shift from, or towards, tradition, our Christmas meal was goose, red cabbage, stollen, walnuts and marzipan.

From The Guardian • Dec. 24, 2016

Then said the shepheards, What? thinkest thou we handle thee otherwise then thou deservest, which hast stollen away our Asse?

From The Golden Asse by Adlington, William, fl. 1566