Shape dough into an oval. Press rolling pin into middle of dough once. Fold dough in half
Mix currants, raisins, orange, lemon and rum and let soak overnight. Mix flour, yeast, sugar, vanilla, salt and zest of lemon
Melt butter. Mix butter, eggs, almonds and add to flour. Slowly add lukewarm milk and knead the dough. If the dough is to soft, add some additional flour, if the dough is to hard add some additional milk
Let stand un-refrigerated for at least 2 hours until the dough has risen visibly
Add the rum and fruit mixture to the dough. Let the dough rise for another 2 hours
Shape the dough into an oval. Press a rolling pin into the middle of the dough once and fold dough in half
Put dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 F for approximately 1 hour
Brush stollen immediately with melted butter and powdered sugar
Repeat until butter and sugar are used up. Stollen should have a thick, white layer.
