Easter Kugelhopf

🧂 Ingredients

• 2/3 cup raisins
• 1 ½ tablespoon orange juice
• 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 packet instant yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup lukewarm milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest

  or lemon zest
• 2/3 cup butter

  150g unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1/3 cup toasted sliced almonds
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup water

Instructions

• 1 Soak the raisins in orange juice while preparing the dough and heat the milk
  until it is lukewarm.
• 2 In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine flour, sugar, instant yeast, and salt. Add
  the warmed milk, vanilla, eggs, and zest; mix on low until much of the flour has
  been incorporated. Add the butter, a piece at a time, until the dough becomes
  smooth. Then mix in the soaked raisins and knead the dough for 5 minutes.
• 3 First Rise: Transfer the dough to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise
  on the counter until doubled; about 90 minutes. Deflate the dough.
• 4 Grease a Kugelhopf pan or a 10 to 12 cup Bundt pan and arrange the almond slices
  in the bottom of the pan. Turn the risen dough onto a floured surface and shape
  it into a ball. Then, using your fingers, create a hole in the center of the
  dough, creating a donut shape that is wide enough to fit into the Kugelhopf pan.
  Press the dough into the mold and cover with a towel or plastic wrap. Let rest
  until it rises two-thirds up the pan; about 1 hour.
• 5 Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• 6 When the dough has risen and the oven is preheated, bake the Kugelhopf for about
  45 minutes, or until it’s golden brown. While the cake is baking, make the
  glaze; bring the sugar and water to a full boil and stir until the sugar is
  dissolved. Keep the glaze warm.
• 7 Remove the Kugelhopf from the oven, invert onto a cooling rack set in a rimmed
  baking tray. Spoon and brush the glaze over the cake to fully coat the
  Kugelhopf. Let the cake cool and the glaze harden before cutting.

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