Stollen, a German Christmas recipe from Johann Lafer on the Worldwide Gourmet

Ingredients

• - 450 g (1 lb.) flour
• - 130 ml (1/2 cup) warm whole milk
• - 35 g (3 tbsp.) sugar
• - 42 g (1 1/2 oz.) fresh yeast
• - 150 g (5 oz.) raisins
• - 125 ml (1/2 cup) melted butter
• - 5 egg yolks
• - 70 g (2 1/2 oz.) blanched almonds, coarsely chopped
• - 50 g (2 oz.) candied lemon peel, finely chopped
• - 50 g (2 oz.) candied orange peel, finely chopped
• - 1 tbsp. rum
• - 1 tbsp. vanilla sugar
• - Grated zest of 1 lemon
• - 1 tsp. salt
• - Flour and butter for the pan
• - 100 g (6 tbsp.) butter
• - 100 g (3/4 cup) icing sugar
• - 1 tsp. allspice