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Yeast Dough for Fruit Cakes

4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g Flour (fine, warmed)
• 250 g Butter (washed)
• 1 pcs Egg
• 2 pcs Egg yolk
• 3 tbsp Sugar
• 0.12 l Milk (lukewarm)
• 35 g Yeast
• 1 tsp Salt

Instructions

1. Combine half of the flour with the milk and yeast to form a starter.
2. Once it has risen well, incorporate the remaining flour and other ingredients, beat the dough as instructed, roll it out to the desired size with a rolling pin, and let it rise in a warm, draft-free place.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.