Christmas Dresden Stollen

Sprinkle yeast into warm water with 1/4 tsp sugar. Let stand 10 minutes. Heat milk with remaining sugar, salt, and 1 stick of butter in a saucepan over low temperature until melted. Pour into large machine mixer bowl or hand mixer bowl and add yeast mixture. Stir in extract, zests, eggs, and 4-1/2 to 5 cups of the flour. Add enough flour to make a soft dough. Turn out onto floured surface and knead until smooth; 5 minutes by machine or 10 by hand. Dust with more flour often. Place bowl on a plate atop preheating oven, covered with foil, for 20-30 min. Punch down, and knead in fruits and nuts by machine or by hand on floured surface until evenly distributed, about 2 min. Divide in half; roll each to a 12 x 8 inch oval. Almond filling may be spooned into the middle of each oval (1/4 cup each) before folding each oval in half so that one side is within 1 inch of the edge of the other side. Place on two buttered cookie sheets, atop warm oven and let rise 20 minutes. Bake 350 degrees for 15 min. Brush with remaining butter and bake 15 min longer, until golden brown, but not dry or hard. Remove from oven and cool completely. Sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar or combined powdered sugar (1 cup) with 2 tsp lemon juice for glaze.