Braided Cream Cheese Coffee Cake - Recipes | Go Bold With Butter

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup plus 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fine grain sea salt
• 4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 cup warm water 90° to 110°F
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 6 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon softened unsalted butter for greasing bowl
• 2 cups cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons lemon extract
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• 1/3 cup Swedish pearl sugar