Stollen - Dinner With Julie

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk, warmed
• 2 tsp active dry yeast
• 3-3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup butter, grated (if it’s cold) or cut into pieces
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• grated zest of half a lemon or orange (optional)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries or cherries
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds or coarsely chopped pecans
• 1 log marzipan, rolled out to the length of the loaf (optional)
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• icing sugar, for dusting