Christmas Stollen

Ingredients

• Raisins 1 cup
• Dried cranberries 1 cup
• Candied kumquats 1/4 cup
• Candied pomelo 1/4 cup
• Zest of 1 orange
• Juice of 1 orange
• Dark rum 1/2 cup (100 ml)
• Nuts (mixed hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts) 1 cup
• Yeast (fresh) 1/4 cup
• Sugar 1 tablespoon
• Milk 3/4 cup (warm)
• Flour 2/3 cup
• Sponge
• Sugar 1/3 cup
• Egg yolks 3
• Almond flour 1/3 cup
• Salt Pinch
• Cinnamon 2 tsp
• Ginger 1/2 tsp
• Cardamom 1/4 tsp
• Ground cloves 1/4 tsp
• Nutmeg 1/4 tsp
• Ground black pepper 1/4 tsp
• Flour 3-4 cups
• Softened unsalted butter 1 cup (2 sticks)
• Melted unsalted butter 1/3 cup (5 1/3 tbsp)
• Powdered sugar 2/3 - 3/4 cup