Honeycomb bread – Saf-Instant Gulf

Ingredients

• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup warm milk
• ¼ cup warm water
• ¼ cup sugar
• 2 tsp Saf-instant yeast
• 1 egg
• ⅓ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 225 g cream cheese squares, cut into chunks
• Egg wash: 1 egg mixed with 1 Tbsp milk
• Toppings: Sesame seeds, Black seeds
• 1 cup sugar
• ¾ cup water
• 1 tbsp honey
• Pinch of saffron