Austrian Vanocka Recipe - Traditional Holiday Bread from Austria

Ingredients

• 2 packages of dry yeast
• 1 cup of warm water (105 – 115°F (46°C))
• 0.75 cup of warm milk
• 0.5 cup of sugar
• 6 to 7 cups of flour
• 1 stick of melted butter
• 3 beaten eggs
• 3 tbsp of grated orange rind (I use just the orange part, rubbed off on a grater, so it takes two medium oranges to give me enough)
• 2 tsp of almond extract
• 1 tsp of nutmeg
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1 cup each of golden and dark raisins
• 1 cup of slivered almonds