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["In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the egg with a fork. Add the milk and vanilla; beat to blend. Add the yeast, flour, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, salt and sugar. Stir well until all the ingredients are incorporated. You can do this using the dough hook of your stand mixer, but I find it quicker just to do this with a sturdy silicone cooking spatula. Cover the bowl with a tea towel and let the dough rest for about 20 minutes.", "Meanwhile, mix together the remaining nutmeg with the raw sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and cloves.", "Once the dough has rested, melt 3 tablespoons of butter, and turn on your stand mixer to medium speed. Drizzle the melted butter slowly onto the dough. Knead on medium high speed for about 5 minutes, stopping and scraping down the sides after about 3 minutes. The dough will look very strange at first, but don't worry, it will get back to normal.", "Remove the dough hook and cover the ball of dough lightly with a piece of plastic wrap, and then cover the bowl itself with a tea towel. Let the dough rise until nearly doubled. In my chilly kitchen, that takes about 1 1/2 - 2 hours.", "Generously flour a large work surface. Take the dough out and flatten it into a small rectangle. Flip it over, sprinkle with flour, and cover lightly with a tea towel; let the dough relax for 5 - 10 minutes. Meanwhile, generously butter a 9 x 13"" baking pan.", "Using a floured rolling pin, roll the dough out into a rectangle, slightly larger than the baking pan. (You want a small edge of dough around the sides.)", "Put the dough in the pan, cover with a tea towel and let rise until doubled - about an hour (or less, if your kitchen is warm). Meanwhile, if using almond paste, infuse the cream with the almond paste by breaking the paste into pieces, using a small fork, in a 2 cup liquid measure - or another vessel that can be microwaved. Add the cream. Heat until very hot - about a minute on full power in my microwave; you should do it in stages to prevent the cream from boiling. Stir and let sit until ready to use.", "Heat oven to 350 degrees. Using a chopstick held at an angle to the surface of the dough, very carefully put small holes in it evenly spread about 2"" apart. You want to avoid deflating the dough, so gently poke and then give the chopstick a quick turn, and remove it. Sprinkle the entire surface with the sugar and spices. Then sprinkle on the chopped nuts.", "Take a deep breath. (if you've never done this before - you'll be asking yourself, ""Did I read that right?"" You did.) pour the cream over the surface of the dough. Distribute any bits of almond paste on the surface.", "Bake for 40 minutes. Let sit in the pan for at least 5 minutes before cutting and serving.", "I hope you enjoy this. ;o)"]
