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Soak raisins in water or rum for 15 min, drain and pat dry.
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In large bowl mix well 2 cups of the whole wheat flour, sugar, salt and yeast.
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Add hot milk and blend well.
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Add egg and butter, beat rapidly with wooden spoon 40 to 50 strokes.
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Add nuts and raisins, blend.
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Add the remaining whole wheat flour and 1/4 cup white flour, mix well to be sure all the whole wheat flour is well mixed in.
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Knead dough for about 8 minutes, incorporating the remaining white flour (whole wheat is stickier than white flour, if you have to use up to 1/8 cup extra white flour it should not affect the flavor).
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It helps if you have dough blade or broad putty knife to keep the kneading surface clean of filming.
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The dough should be smooth and elastic.
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Clean your mixing bowl and grease.
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Turn dough into bowl and cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temp until double (1 1/2- 2 hrs).
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Remove plastic wrap, punch dough down and turn over in bowl.
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Cover back up with plastic wrap and let rest for 30 minutes.
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Butter pan with the 2 tsp butter.
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Evenly distribute the whole almonds in the center of the gugelhupf pan and the sliced almonds up the outside of the pan.
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Shape dough in an roll long enough to fit into the pan, or roll into a round about the size of the pan and remove the center to fit over the center opening of the pan.
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Put the dough into the pan and press down with your fingers.
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Cover the pan with a towel or wax paper and let rise till dough doubles or reaches the rim of the form, about 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 375F.
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Bake for 50 minute.
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Place cake in the center of the oven, turn cake about halfways (25 min) through the to get even heating and browning.
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Test cake with a cake tester or metal skewer, should come out clean.
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If particles remain on tester return to oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
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Remove from oven and turn out of pan, if the crust is not golden brown return cake without pan to oven and bake another 5 to 8 minute.
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Place on cooking rack to cool.
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After cake is completely cooled sift confectioners sugar over it.
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Serve (with butter).
