Russian Easter Bread (Kulich)

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Recipe's preparation

Soak
the fruit and citrus zest in the brandy for a few hours.





Pre-heat
the oven to 190°C.





Place
the butter, milk, warm water, yeast, sugar, vanilla and eggs into TM bowl and cook
for 2 minutes at 37ºC on speed 2.





Add
the flour and mix for 5 seconds on speed 6.





Set
dial to "Closed lid" closed lid position and knead
for 2 minutes on Interval speed"Gentle stir setting" .





Wrap
the dough in a Thermomix Bread Mat and rest in a warm place for 20 minutes.





Add
the almonds to the dried fruit mix and sprinkle with a little extra flour.





Flatten
the dough on the ThermoMat and spread the fruit mix on the top.





Roll
the dough into a sausage shape with the fruit inside. Cut in half to make two
small loaves or make one large one.





Place
into a well greased round tin or two smaller ones and cover the top loosely
with foil to prevent the top becoming too dark. Bake for around 35 minutes
removing the foil after 10 minutes.





Cool
bread before spreading the icing on top and allowing it to run down the sides
to look like snow.





To
make icing, mill sugar for 10 seconds
on speed 9 and add other ingredients
and blend for 20 seconds on speed 4.