Anonymous Fri Oct 07 16:49:25 2005

1/3 c Candied orange peel

Finely chopped

1/2 c Golden raisins

1/2 c Seedless raisins

1/2 c Currants

1/2 c Slivered almonds

1 Egg white; beat w/1 tb water

1/4 c Butter; melted

1/3 c Powdered sugar

1/2 c Milk

2 c Sourdough starter sponge*

1/2 ts Salt

1 ts Almond flavoring

1 ts Grated lemon peel

5 c All-purpose flour; unsifted

(more or less)

2 Eggs

In small pan combine milk, butter and sugar. Place over medium heat and bring mixture to

scalding, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Set aside to cool. Beat the eggs into the cooled

mixture; add this mixture to the 2 cups of sourdough starter, beat until well blended. Add

salt, almond flavoring, lemon peel and 3 cups of the flour. Mix until well-blended. Stir in

orange peel, raisins, currants and almonds. Add enough flour to knead. Turn out onto a

floured board and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Turn dough over in a

greased bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size. Punch dough down;

divide in half. On a lightly greased baking sheet shape the dough, each half, into a 7x9-inch

oval, about 1 inch thick. Brush the surface with some of the egg-white mixture, then crease

ovals and fold them lengthwise, but not all the way over leaving a 2\