Berlin Brioche

Directions

1. 1
   The evening before you want to make these, prepare the dough, mix the yeast into 1/3 of the milk and add 50g flour.
2. 2
   Cover and leave in a warm place until mixture has doubled it's volume.
3. 3
   Mix the rest of the flour and milk in a large bowl.
4. 4
   Whisk eggs until they are warm, in a bowl over a pan of boiling water
5. 5
   Add the melted butter to your mix.
6. 6
   Take half of this mixture and add it to the flour and mix well.
7. 7
   Add other half of the mixture and work for at least 10 minutes, until very light.
8. 8
   Add the dough to the mixture and work for 10 more minutes.
9. 9
   Mix in half of the blanched almonds, raisins, orange zest and spices.
10. 10
    Cover bowl with a dry cloth and leave to rise overnight.
11. 11
    The following day, grease cake tin, sprinkle with remaining almonds, spoon in mixture until 3/4 full.
12. 12
    Leave to rise for a further hour and cook in preheated oven at 325F (160C).
13. 13
    Serve cold.