stollen

noun stol·len \ ˈshtō-lən , ˈshtȯ- , ˈshtə- , ˈstō- , ˈstȯ- , ˈstə- \

Updated on: 19 Apr 2018

Definition of stollen

plural stollen or stollens

: a sweet yeast bread of German origin containing fruit and nuts

Recent Examples of stollen from the Web

Three miles east is Kruta Bakery, a fourth-generation business that specializes in stollen, made with 10 types of fillings.

— mary bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Beyond Chicago: 5 other Illinois cities to visit during this bicentennial year," 13 Apr. 2018
Money was raised not only through the sale of stollen oil, but through agriculture and through well organized and enforced taxation.

— Longreads, "The Top 5 Longreads of the Week," 6 Apr. 2018
Many were classics: More than one of you sent in a recipe for stollen, fruitcake, molasses or ginger cookies, pfeffernüsse or sugar cookies.

— milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Holiday heritage: Family Christmas recipes bring cheer through generations," 19 Dec. 2017
Our fruitcake is Italy’s panettone is Germany’s stollen.

— daniel neman, sacbee, "What on Earth is on Christmas menu? | The Sacramento Bee," 19 Dec. 2017
My grandma, Harriett Ritter, would make vanillekipferl, stollen, schaum torte, pfeffernuesse, lebkuchen — all would make an appearance during the holiday season.

— carol deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Himmel Futter, or Heavenly Food," 19 Dec. 2017
Kin to the fruitcake, panettone and stollen have similar ingredients, like fruit and nuts.

— denny mckeown, Cincinnati.com, "What your favorite holiday cookie says about you," 19 Dec. 2017
The meal also follows the theme with German hams baked in sourdough bread and for dessert, stollen from Clasen’s European Bakery.

— barry adams, The Seattle Times, "Wisconsin German men’s choir brings men together," 8 Dec. 2017
Both Ludwig van Beethoven and Joseph Haydn had part or all of their skull stollen.

— ben pruchnie, National Geographic, "Shakespeare’s Skull and Other Famous Stolen Body Parts," 25 Mar. 2016

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Origin and Etymology of stollen

German, literally, post, support, from Old High German stollo — more at stela

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First Known Use: 1906

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