Ingredients
For the Fruit:
- 10 ounces mixed dried fruits (currants, raisins, cranberries, dried cherries)
- 4 ounces candied lemon and orange peel, finely chopped
- 2 ounces glace or candied cherries, quartered
- 6 tablespoons Cointreau or your favorite liqueur or fruit juice
For the Dough:
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fast-action dry yeast
- 6 ounces milk, divided
- 1.75 ounces (or 1/4 cup) fine sugar
- 18 ounces (or 4 cups) strong bread flour
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 6 large free-range eggs, divided
- 10 ounces unsalted butter, at room temperature, divided
- 1 ounce blanched whole almonds