Bressanone / Plose

Would you like to prepare a typical Christmas cake? No problem with this original South Tyrolean recipe! https://www.suedtirol-tirol.com/rezepte/weihnachtsstollen/

Ingredients:

–   500 g flour                                                                         – 2 eggs

–   1 packet of vanilla sugar                                               – 150 g butter

–   1 tip of cardamon                                                           – 250 g fat free ricotta cheese

–   40 g diced candied oranges                                        – 200 g sugar

–   40 g diced candied lemons                                         – 125 g grated hazelnuts

–   125 g raisins

Preparation

Mix all ingredients except butter, ricotta and eggs. Form a heap and a mold in which you put the 2 eggs, ricotta and butter and knead well. Form a long roll and put it on a buttered baking tray. Bake for about 40 minutes at 160° in the pre-heated oven. Still hot, cover with melted butter and icing sugar. Pack in aluminum and keep cool for 3 weeks.