History Stollen
stollen
early stollen different, ingredients being flour, oats , water. christmas bread stollen baked first time @ council of trent in 1545, , made flour, yeast, oil , water.
the advent season time of fasting, , bakers not allowed use butter, oil, , cake tasteless , hard. in 15th century, in medieval saxony (in central germany, north of bavaria , south of brandenburg), prince elector ernst (1441–1486) , brother duke albrecht (1443–1500) decided remedy writing pope in rome. saxon bakers needed use butter, oil in saxony expensive, hard come by, , had made turnips.
pope nicholas v (1397–1455), in 1450denied first appeal. 5 popes died before finally, pope innocent viii, (1432–1492) in 1490 sent letter prince, known butter-letter granted use of butter (without having pay fine), prince-elector , family , household.
others permitted use butter, on condition of having pay annually 1/20th of gold gulden support building of freiberg minster. ban on butter removed when saxony became protestant.
over centuries, bread changed being simple, tasteless bread sweeter bread richer ingredients, such marzipan, although traditional stollen not sweet, light , airy copies made around world.
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