Holiday Stollen

• 2-1/3 cup flour
• 1/2 cup splenda
• 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 cup dried fruit
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 lemon grated peel
• 2 lg. eggs
• 1/3 cup toasted nuts

1. 1. preheat oven to 325' grease large cookie sheet or use a silicone sheet.
2. Sift dry ingredients.
3. In food processor add the dry ing.
4. wiz to mix.
5. Add the cold butter cut up to resenble crumbs.
6. Add the cheese and eggs & vanilla & dried fruit and nuts and the lemon peel.
7. Mix until comes together.
8. Take out and kneed together.
9. Flatten out to a 8x10 shape on the silicone sheet and fold almost in half so you have a long loaf with a ridge on the side.
10. Bake for 60 minutes or until internal temp is 200'.
11. I have made with cranberries and have used apricots.
12. The berries get nice in the food processor or you can cut them up.

flour, splenda, baking powder, salt, cold butter, ricotta cheese, vanilla, lemon, eggs, nuts

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/21249 (may not work)