Quarkstollen - cooking recipe

Ingredients

500 g. raisins
100 ml. rum
500 g. flour
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. vanilla
pinch of salt
4 drops almond extract
1 pinch ground cloves
150 g. diced candied lemon peel
100 g. diced candied orange peel
1 pinch cardamon
1 pinch ginger
1 pinch nutmeg
1 pinch cinnamon
grated orange peel
2 eggs
175 g. soft unsalted butter
250 g. Quark
250 g. ground almonds

Preparation

Soak raisins in rum in jar overnight.
Mix together other ingredients.
Knead with mixer.
Turn out and work by kneading on surface.
Add the raisins and keep kneading until smooth dough. Shape into loaf.
Put on baking sheet lined with greaseproof paper.
Bake at 160\u00b0 to 180\u00b0 C. for 50 to 60 minutes.
Brush with 100 g. melted butter and 50 g. icing sugar when stollen is removed from oven.