Howard's Mini Stollen and Lebkuchen

Join Howard Middleton (GBBO contestant from series 4) live from Sheffield who will teach you the skills you need to bake his delicious Stollen and Lebkuchen. 

These treats are perfect for gifts (or a little self-indulgence). Howard is serving up two classic German festive bakes - deliciously fruity mini stollen with a rich almondy core and pretty little spiced and iced lebkuchen.

This class takes place on Sunday 10th December at the following times:

9am PT / 11am CT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK GMT

Please allow up to 2 hours for this class.

Bake With A Legend Online Classes are an interactive experience, where we limit group sizes to around 25 to ensure an intimate online setting. Not only do you have your celebrity baker teaching you, but you also have one of our brilliant Bake With A Legend hosts who will ensure the smooth running of your experience ensuring everyone is enjoying themselves.

If you need any help at any point during the class, you’ll be encouraged to raise your hand and your baker will be virtually joining you in your own kitchen in no time to assist you!

You’ll bake along in tandem with Howard, learning many tips and tricks a long the way as you perfect all the skills required to make Howard's delicious take on the classic Christmas bakes. Howard will also be on hand to answer your questions, be those about baking or his experiences of being involved on such an iconic television show.

Tickets are priced at £35 for individuals and £50 for groups of two or more that will join from the same screen. Please note we can accept requests to move classes with two or more weeks notice prior to the class – any requests to do so, will incur a £5 administrative charge.

Once booked in, all guests will be emailed a full recipe and the zoom link required to join us for the class. Just in case you don’t spot it please check junk mail!

Equipment:

Large Flat Baking Sheets or Trays 

Mixing Bowls 

Saucepan

Wooden Spoons 

Baking Parchment 

Piping Bags

Rolling Pin 

Dough Scraper / Bench Scraper 

Cookie Cutters

Ingredients:

For the Stollen Dough:

50g (1/4 Cup) Glace Cherries (diff of colours) 

3 tbsp Brandy, Kirsch or Orange Juice

3 tsp Fast Action / Quick Yeast 

60ml (1/4 Cup) Warm Water

75ml (1/3 Cup) Milk, plus extra for sealing rolls 

10g (1/2 tbsp) Golden / Maple Syrup or Honey

20g (1tbsp + 2tsp) Caster/superfine Sugar 

50g (1/4 Cup) White Chocolate, chopped***

Pinch of Salt ½ tsp 

Mixed Spice (Cardamom, Cinnamon, Nutmeg)

Grated Zest of 1 Lemon 

1 Large Egg, beaten

100g (approx. ½ Cup) Dried Fruit, such as Raisins, Sultanas, Dried Apple, Apricots, Cranberries or Sour Cherries

325g (2 ½ Cups) Strong White Bread Flour

For the Marzipan Filling:

100g (3/4 Cups + 2tbsp) Icing/Powdered Sugar 

100g (1 Cup) Ground Almonds/Almond Flour

½ Large Egg, beaten 

A few drops of Almond Extract

15g (2tbsp) Flaked Almonds

For the Lebkuchen:

125g (1 Cup) Plain/All-Purpose Flour, plus extra for rolling 

50g (1/2 Cup) Ground Almonds/Almond Flour

½ tsp Baking Powder 

¼ tsp Bicarbonate Soda

1tsp finely grated Orange Zest 

100g (5tbsp) Runny Honey

40g (5 ¾ tbsp) Unsalted Butter

Generous pinches of: Ground Cloves, Cinnamon, Black Pepper and ground ginger

For the Icing:

50g (1/2 Cup) Icing/Powdered Sugar 

1tsp Orange Juice

*If using cups, gently spoon flour into measuring cup. Do not pack in.

**1 Large Egg in UK = XL in US

***The white chocolate enriches the dough, similar to butter, but it doesn’t have a strong flavour, so you shouldn’t notice it even if you’re not a white chocolate fan.

If you have any questions regarding this class please email us at info@bakewithalegend.com.