Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  450            Grams  flour
  50             Grams  cocoa (optional)
  200            Grams  butter
  150            Grams  sugar
  100            Grams  milk
  30             Grams  yeast
  150            Grams  raisins and candied fruits
  5                     egg yolks
                        rind of 1 lemon -- grated
  1               Dash  salt
                        Garnish: 1 egg yolk -- 1 tbsp granulated
                        sugar, some shelled and peeled
                        almonds -- 30 grams white chocolate.

Preparation:

Melt yeast in warm milk. Sift flour with cocoa and add milk. Beat egg yolks with sugar and salt and add to flour, as well as butter and grated lemon rind. Knead for 15/20 minutes. Let leaven in a warm place for 30 minutes. Knead again. Add raisins (soaked in warm water, squeezed and floured) and candied fruits (diced), and knead well. Grease and flour a baking pan shaped like a dove, spread the dough in and let leaven again till doubled. Preheat oven at 200°C. Beat egg yolks and spread over the dough, sprinkle with granulated sugar and almonds. Bake for 15 minutes. Low heat to 180°C and continue baking for 35/40 minutes. Let cool completely. Heat white chocolate and draw the eye and the beak of the dove. Serve.

Nutritional Information:

499372 Calories (kcal); 19790g Total Fat; (35% calories from fat); 6898g Protein; 74122g Carbohydrate; 54049mg Cholesterol; 201124mg Sodium