Ginger-Orange Stollen

Name: Ginger-Orange Stollen
Ingredients: Yield: 2 to 4 loaves (24 to 32 servings); Time: About 6 hours, mostly unattended, plus time to let the stollen sit before serving; 1 cup golden raisins; 1 cup dried cherries; 1 cup chopped crystallized ginger; 1 cup sliced or slivered almonds; ⅔ cup orange liqueur (like Grand Marnier or Cointreau); 1¾ cups (3½ sticks) butter; ⅓ cup milk, preferably not skim; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest; 2¼ teaspoons instant yeast or one ¼-ounce packet active dry yeast; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1 teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Oil or butter for greasing the bowl and baking sheet; 1½ cups powdered sugar

Ginger-Orange Stollen was pinched from <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2011/12/21/stollen_the_best_christmas_bread_you_re_probably_not_making.html" target="_blank">www.slate.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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Yield: 2 to 4 loaves (24 to 32 servings)

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Time: About 6 hours, mostly unattended, plus time to let the stollen sit before serving

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1 cup golden raisins

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1 cup dried cherries

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1 cup chopped crystallized ginger

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1 cup sliced or slivered almonds

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⅔ cup orange liqueur (like Grand Marnier or Cointreau)

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1¾ cups (3½ sticks) butter

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⅓ cup milk, preferably not skim

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4 cups all-purpose flour

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1 cup sugar

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1 tablespoon grated orange zest

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2¼ teaspoons instant yeast or one ¼-ounce packet active dry yeast

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2 teaspoons ground ginger

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1 teaspoon ground cardamom

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1 teaspoon salt

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¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

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2 large eggs

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Oil or butter for greasing the bowl and baking sheet

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1½ cups powdered sugar

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