Christmas Stollen

I made Christmas Stollen, using candied fruits and spices that I made in the past months.

Ingredients:

• 30 g of fresh yeast
• 130 ml of coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour
• 330 g of all-purpose flour
• 50 g of sugar
• a pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 3 teaspoons of apple spice (or cinnamon and a beautiful t of cardamom)
• 3 teaspoons of mandarin spice
• 140 g of margarine
• 70 g of candied mandarin and lemon slices
• 60 g of raisins and cranberries
• 3 dates
• 2 dried figs
• 30 ml of hot water
• 100 g of mixed nuts (pistachios, walnuts, hazelnuts, cashews, almonds)
• 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar

Preparation:

1. Crumble fresh yeast into warm coconut milk and add 1 tablespoon of flour and mix together. Let it activate in a warm place.
   
2. Sift flour through the sieve into a bowl.
3. Add activated yeast mixture and spices; sugar, salt, vanilla extract, apple spice and mandarin spice.
   
4. Add melted and margarine cooled to a room temperature.
5. Start mixing it with a fork and later knead it with your hand.
   Cover it with a kitchen cloth and place it in a warm place for 1 hour.
   
6. Cut figs and dates into smaller pieces and place it in a small bowl. Add raisins and cranberries. Pour 30 ml of hot water over it and let it soak up for sometime.
   
7. Strain dried fruits. Cut nuts into smaller bites and add it to the dried fruit mixture.
   Mix well.
   
8. Cut lemon and mandarin slices into smaller bites and add it to the dried fruit mixture bowl.
   
9. Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface and cover it with dried fruit and nut mixture.
   
   Roll the dough and place it in a small bread mold. Cover it with a kitchen cloth and let it rise in a warm place for about 20 minutes.
   
10. Place it in a preheated oven at 185°C and bake it for 35-45 minutes.
11. Cool it down completely and shake with some powdered sugar.