Cinnamon Lemon Braid Bread with Lemon Glaze

One day I randomly got in the mood for cinnamon and lemon, which wonderfully created this.

It is a braided bread, that is essentially cinnamon rolls infused with lemon.

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Ingredients:

For the dough:

- 4 tablespoons salted butter*

- 1/4 cup honey*

- 2/3 cup milk*

- 2 1/2 to 3 cups of flour*

- 1 packet active - dry yeast

- 1 teaspoon salt

- 2 eggs*

For the topping:

- 4 tablespoons salted butter*

- 1/3 cup brown sugar

- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

- 2 teaspoons lemon extract

For the glaze:

- 1 cup confectioners sugar

- 3 tablespoons lemon juice

- 2 teaspoons lemon extract

- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract

*For any substitutions you may need, click here!

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Recipe:

Making the bread:

- Preheat the oven to 350F.

- Warm the butter, honey, and milk together in a small saucepan. Cool the mixture down to 120F.

- In a large bowl, combine 1 cup of flour, the yeast, and the salt. Pour in the butter mixture and knead. Slowly add in the remaining flour mixture a bit at a time until it is just a little sticky to the touch.

- Knead the dough until the dough is uniform and is smooth. This should take 5 - 10 minutes.

- Grease a large bowl and set the dough in. Cover lightly and let the dough rise for 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.

- After the dough has doubled in size, remove from the bowl and gently press and knead.

- Roll the dough into a thick cylinder shape.

- Divide the dough into three equal sections.

- Roll the three dough sections into long snakes

- Braid the dough. Pinch the ends tight together.

Making the topping:

- Place the butter into a microwave safe bowl and melt.

- Add in the brown sugar, cinnamon, and lemon into the bowl and mix.

- After the bread has been braided and the topping mixed, transfer the braid onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

- Pour the topping into the valleys of the braid, saturating thoroughly.

- Place the bread into the oven and back for 20 - 30 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 200F.

Making the glaze:

- Whisk together all the ingredients.

- Pour on top of the bread. Either slice the bread or pull it apart, and you're done!

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Notes and things I learned along the way:

If you'd like your glaze to be thicker, cut the liquid ingredients in half.