Stollen Memories

I have written about growing up with food traditions that seem to come back to me when I see, or smell, certain foods. The good news is every time it happens, I am taken back to a moment in time to remember my loved ones who are no longer with us.

I am talking about stollens. My parents loved the ones with fruit preserves, and they often bought the larger one with distinct types of preserves to give their pastry variety for a few days. In my case, I was always partial to the ones with icing and pecans.

I was thrilled to walk into Federhofer's Bakery the other day and see not only the large variety of stollens, but the personal size ones as well. Like all good bakeries, I walked in for bread and walked out with stollens and donuts too. My appreciation goes out to our friends at Federhofer’s for giving me a special day and great pastries to share with my Big Guy.