INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup
apple juice or rum
1/2 cup
mixed dried fruit
1/2 cup
raisins or dried currants
1 1/4 cups
milk, room temperature
2
large eggs, plus 1 egg yolk (save the white for the topping)
6 tbsp
butter, room temperature
2 tsp
instant yeast
1/4 cup
light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tsp
ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp
ground cloves or allspice
1/4 tsp
ground nutmeg
1 3/4 tsp
salt
1 tbsp
baking powder
4 1/2 cups
King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1
large egg white, reserved from above
1 tbsp
milk
1 cup
+ 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1/2 tsp
vanilla extract
salt
4 tsp
milk, or enough to make a thick, pipeable icing