Mom'S Stollen - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour, sifted once
4 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 lb. butter or margarine
pinch of salt
4 egg yolks
3/4 c. milk
1/2 c. lukewarm water
2 pkg. dry yeast
small additional amount sugar
small additional amount melted butter
2 cans Solo almond paste
2 egg whites
chopped nuts and candied cherries
powdered sugar

Preparation

Mix first four ingredients as for pie crust and set aside. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water and let stand for 10 minutes.
Mix well beaten egg yolks with warmed milk and add risen yeast. Combine with flour mixture that had previously been set aside.
Put in greased and covered bowl and refrigerate overnight.