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

Bonus: This quirk makes stollen the ideal make-ahead treat for all your holiday gifting, breakfasting, and last-minute company needs.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2021

It is also the time of stollen, a traditional German Christmas treat of yeasted bread stuffed to the gills with brandy-soaked fruit and marzipan, then coated with a shell of powdered sugar.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2021

But the point here is her detailed guidance on sourdough breads, lattice crusts and projects like stollen, danish and babka.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2020

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

I am sure that the halfe of them was stollen from many of them or they got them sold.

From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Fountainhall, John Lauder, Lord