Spelt Cardamom Bread (made two ways)

Name: Spelt Cardamom Bread (made two ways)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250ml (1 cup) milk; 50g (3½ tbs) butter; 1 egg (medium); 400-450g (3⅓ - 3¾ cups) spelt flour (see note 2); 50g (¼ cup) sugar; 1 tsp ground cardamom; 7g (2¼ tsp) dried yeast (see note 3); ½ tsp salt; 1 beaten egg (for an egg wash before baking); 1 tbsp milk; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; icing / powdered sugar (enough to make a very thick paste); sliced almonds; pearl sugar