Brie & Cherry Braid Recipe

Ingredients

• ¾ cup whole milk
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ tsp. table salt
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp. instant yeast
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cubed and softened
• ¼ cup dried tart cherries
• 8 oz. frozen tart cherries (about 2 cups), thawed
• 4 tsp. cornstarch
• 1 tsp. vanilla bean paste
• 8 oz. Brie, rind removed from edge, sliced ¼-inch thick
• 1 egg, beaten with 1 Tbsp. water
• 2 Tbsp. sliced almonds
• ½ cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 Tbsp. whole milk