Rum Fruity Spiced Almond Festive Stollen Recipe From Real Foods Recipe

Ingredients

• For the fruit & nut soaker:
• 100g organic sultanas
• 100g dried organic cranberries
• 100g blanched almonds, roughly chopped
• 50g Stroh rum 80% (or use alternative to this spiced rum)
• For the sourdough:
• seeds from a vanilla pod
• 100g plain flour
• 25g wheat sourdough starter (make your own or get from a friend)
• 100g water
• For the almond & pistachio paste:
• 25g ground almonds
• 25g pistachios, please grind finely
• 25g caster sugar
• 25g icing sugar
• 50g water
• 1/2 lemon grated zest and juice
• For the dough:
• 475g plain organic flour -German type 500 recommended or use plain suggested above for sourdough
• 100g caster sugar
• 8g dried yeast
• 80g butter, softened
• 1 egg, beaten
• 200ml milk
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 lemon grated zest (as above)
• pinch of ground nutmeg
• pinch of ground cloves
• pinch of ground cinnamon
• pinch of ground allspice
• 3 cardamon pods
• For the topping:
• 1 egg (as above)
• handful of almond flakes