Paneton - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
5 1/4 oz. margarine
1 jigger pisco or cognac
1/2 c. candied fruit
rind of 1 orange
1 Tbsp. whole anise
4 c. or more flour
3 eggs
1/2 c. seedless raisins
1 Tbsp. azahar water or 1 tsp. orange extract
2 oz. caked yeast
1 c. milk

Preparation

Place the yeast in 3/4 cup warm milk; let rest 3 to 4 hours. Beat the egg whites with the sugar
until it forms peaks.
Add the pisco and the orange extract; set aside.
Add the yeast into a big bowl.
Add the rest of the warm milk, the melted butter, the egg yolks, the grated rind and the anise.
Slowly add 3/4 of the flour and the egg white mixture.
Beat until smooth.
Set aside in a warm space until the next day.