Holiday Gifts, By Hand | Saveur

Ingredients

• ¹⁄₂ cup raisins
• 2 Tbsp. kirsch (cherry brandy)
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. fresh cake yeast*
• ²⁄₃ cup plus 2 3⁄4 cups bread flour (1 lb. total, divided)
• 2 Tbsp. superfine sugar
• 2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 13 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened, plus more for greasing
• ¹⁄₄ cup whole almonds
• Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting