Christmas Stollen Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 cups (454g) King Arthur Fruitcake Fruit Blend
• 1/3 cup (74g) orange juice or rum
• 1 tablespoon instant yeast
• 3/4 cup (170g) water, warm
• 1 large egg
• 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup (28g) King Arthur Baker's Special Dry Milk
• 3 1/2 cups (420g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon (6g) table salt
• 1/2 teaspoon mace
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1/2 cup (71g) chopped toasted almonds
• 3/4 cup (191g) almond paste or marzipan
• 2 tablespoons (28g) butter, melted
• King Arthur Baker's Special Sugar*
• confectioners' sugar or King Arthur Snow White Non-Melting Sugar