Easy Christmas Stollen | Food Stuff

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup mixed dried fruit: 1/2 cup golden raisins + 1/2 cup of your favorite dried fruits, chopped to pieces (I used 1/4 cup each cherries and cranberries)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted and cooled
• 2 + 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract