Receta Christmas Easy German Stollen (and the giveaway winner is....)

Whatever happened to my childhood Christmas time-line? As a kid, it seemed as though that special day of our family gathering to celebrate on Christmas Eve would never come. Being of German descent, my mother would make a traditional German dinner and then the kids would disappear into our bedrooms. We couldn't come out until we heard Mutti ringing a bell to signal that the "Krist Kindlein" (Christ Child) had come. Our parents weren't particularly well-to-do, but my memories were that gifts were abundant.

Now that my parents are gone, I try to carry on the traditions to my own son and niece. German Stollen is very much a part of my Christmas childhood memories. I've never made my own Stollen, and it's been my Recipe Bucket List…