Spiced stollen plait recipe | Good Food

Ingredients

• 140g mixed dried fruit (we used raisins, sultanas and dried cherries)
• 4 tbsp brandy dark rum or orange juice
• 225ml full-fat milk
• 3 tbsp clear honey
• 85g butter cut into cubes
• 450g strong plain flour plus extra for dusting
• 7g sachet fast-action dried yeast
• ½ nutmeg finely grated
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1 large egg beaten, plus 1 to glaze
• zest 1 lemon
• zest 1 orange
• oil for greasing
• 300g marzipan
• handful flaked almonds
• icing sugar for dusting