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Stollen

(Original recipe courtesy of Rebecca Friedman. I have made some adjustments.)

1 tbsp instant yeast
`2/3 c milk

`2/3 stick butter
`1/3 c sugar
1 egg

2`1/2 c flour (all-purpose)

2 c dried fruit

~6 oz. marzipan
Warm all wet ingredients to room temp
Mix yeast with milk
Cream sugar into butter; add egg
Add milk mixture to butter mixture
Stir in flour, mix thoroughly

Let rest and rise a bit (half hour)
Stretch dough into thick sheet; place fruit on dough; roll up and curl into ball
Let dough rise some more
Flatten into thick sheet
Add marzipan; roll back up and shape into loaf or round
Let rise until doubled in size
350° F for 10 min; turn down to 300° F for another 30–40 min, until browned on top
Brush with glaze when warm; brush on additional glaze after cooled

Glaze:

powdered sugar
browned butter
vanilla