Instructions

1. Soak the Gem dried fruits with the orange juice and set aside.
2. To the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, add the flour, salt, mixed spice, sugar, yeast, milk, egg yolks and butter.
3. Mix to form a dough.
4. Mix this for 5-8 minutes until you are left with a smooth elastic dough.
5. Place dough into an oiled bowl and leave somewhere warm to prove until almost doubled in size.
6. Once this stage is reached, add the dough back into the mixing bowl, drain any excess liquid from the soaking fruit and just add the fruit and mix until incorporated.
7. Turn this dough out onto a floured surface and roll into an oval shape.
8. Taking the Gem marzipan, roll this into a sausage shape and place this in the centre of the dough. Make sure its not sticking out the ends, it needs to fit into the dough.
9. Fold one side of the dough over the marzipan and fold the other side up to meet it, encasing the marzipan in the centre.
10. Place on a lined tray and cover with a cloth and leave somewhere warm to prove until its almost doubled in size.
11. Preheat your oven to 200C-180C fan.
12. Egg wash the stollen and bake for 15 minutes.
13. Drop the oven to 150C-130C fan and bake for a further 35-40 minutes.
14. Once baked, remove and allow to cool slightly. Finish by brushing with melted butter and dust generously with Gem icing sugar