Stollen | America's Test Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 tube (7 ounces/198 grams) almond paste , cut into 4 pieces
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon water
• Pinch nutmeg
• 1 cup raisins
• ½ cup (4 ounces) brandy
• ½ cup chopped candied lemon peel
• ½ cup chopped candied orange peel
• ½ cup slivered almonds , toasted
• 3½ cups (17½ ounces/496 grams) all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons instant or rapid-rise yeast
• 1¼ teaspoons salt
• 1 cup (8 ounces) whole milk , room temperature
• 10 tablespoons (5 ounces/142 grams) Unsalted butter , melted
• ½ cup (3½ ounces/99 grams) granulated sugar
• 1 large egg , room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Confectioners' sugar