Antico Pandolce Genovese (Old-Fashioned Genoese Sweet Bread)

Ingredients

• ½ tsp. active dry yeast
• ½ cups warm milk
• ½ cups butter, softened, plus additional for greasing
• ¾ cups sugar
• 1 tbsp. fennel seeds
• ½ tsp. ground coriander
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 4 tsp. orange flower water
• 3½ cups flour
• ½ cups dried currants
• ⅓ cups golden raisins
• ⅓ cups finely chopped candied orange rind
• ⅓ cups pine nuts