King Cake - Middlebury Food Co-op

Ingredients

• 8 T unsalted butter, melted
• 3/4 C milk, lukewarm
• 2 lg eggs + 1 large egg yolk, white reserved, at room temperature
• 3 1/2 C King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1/4 C granulated sugar
• 1/4 C nonfat dry milk
• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 1/2 tsp instant yeast
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp grated lemon rind
• one 8-ounce pkg cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 C granulated sugar
• 3 T King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1 lg egg, at room temperature, lightly beaten
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 C pecans, chopped
• 2 C confectioners' sugar
• pinch of salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 to 3 T milk
• yellow, purple, and green food coloring