Stollen

Name: Stollen
Ingredients: 8 whole Cardamom Pods; 1 cup Soy Milk (or 2% Reduced-fat Milk), Scalded; 1 cup Dried Cherries; 1/2 cups Golden Raisins; 3 Tablespoons Dark Rum, Or Orange Juice; 2 packages (1/4 Oz. Package) Active Dry Yeast; 1/4 cups Warm Water; 1/3 cups Sugar, Divided; 3-1/2 cups All-purpose Flour, Divided; 1/2 cups (1 Stick) Cold Butter, Cut Into 8 Pieces; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 1 Tablespoon Lemon Zest; 2 whole Eggs; 1/2 cups Slivered Almonds, Toasted; 5 ounces, weight Almond Paste; 1/2 cups Butter; 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar, For Dusting

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Ingredients

8 whole Cardamom Pods
1 cup Soy Milk (or 2% Reduced-fat Milk), Scalded
1 cup Dried Cherries
1/2 cups Golden Raisins
3 Tablespoons Dark Rum, Or Orange Juice
2 packages (1/4 Oz. Package) Active Dry Yeast
1/4 cups Warm Water
1/3 cups Sugar, Divided
3-1/2 cups All-purpose Flour, Divided
1/2 cups (1 Stick) Cold Butter, Cut Into 8 Pieces
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1 Tablespoon Lemon Zest
2 whole Eggs
1/2 cups Slivered Almonds, Toasted
5 ounces, weight Almond Paste
1/2 cups Butter
1/2 cups Powdered Sugar, For Dusting

Directions

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["Put cardamom pods in a bowl and add hot milk. Let stand for 10 minutes.", "In a separate bowl, combine dried cherries and raisins and add the rum. Let stand.", "Combine yeast, warm water and 1 teaspoon of sugar in another bowl and set aside until mixture foams (roughly 10 minutes).", "Remove cardamom pods from milk and squeeze each softened pod open until black seeds come out. Scrape seeds into the milk. Discard the pods. In large bowl, stir yeast into the milk mixture. Add 1 cup flour and beat well. Cover the mixture (called \"sponge\"") with plastic wrap and let rise for 30 minutes.""