Christmas Kugelhopf

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup dried fruit

  I like to use half dried cranberries and half raisins
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon Instant yeast
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk

  lukewarm
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 large eggs plus 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest

  or lemon zest
• 12 tablespoons butter

  at room temperature
• 1/3 cup toasted sliced almonds

Instructions

• 1 Place the cranberries and raisins in a heat proof bowl and pour the orange juice
  over the top. Microwave until lukewarm and let soak until most of the liquid is
  absorbed. Set aside while making the dough.
• 2 In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine flour, sugar, instant yeast, salt,
  cardamom, cinnamon, and nutmeg. In a separate bowl, whisk together the lukewarm
  buttermilk, eggs and egg york, then whisk in the vanilla and orange zest and
  stir into the flour mixture. Add the softened butter, then, using the dough
  hook, begin mixing the dough on low until combined. Mix for another 3 to 4
  minutes until silky smooth.
• 3 First Rise: Cover and leave in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled.
• 4 Grease a Kugelhopf pan or a 10 to 12-cup Bundt pan, ensuring every groove is
  coated. Dust with flour and tap out the excess. Arrange the almond slices in the
  bottom of the pan.
• 5 To the dough, add the soaked dried fruit (and any remaining liquid) and mix
  until incorporated. Spoon the dough evenly into the prepared baking pan and
  spread until level. Cover and let rise again until almost doubled: about 40 to
  50 minutes.
• 6 Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350℉.
• 7 Bake the kugelhopf for 40 to 50 minutes, or until golden brown, risen, and a
  toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.
• 8 Remove the Kugelhopf from the oven and set on a wire rack for 5 to 10 minutes
  before turning the out of the baking pan in an upright position. Let cool
  completely before slicing.
• 9 To serve, dust generously with powdered sugar.

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