Dough:
3/4 cup milk heated
2 1/4 tsp yeast
1/4 cup sugar
4 Tbsp salted butter melted
1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk at room temperature
3 cups bread flour
3/4 tsp salt
Filling:
4 Tbsp salted butter softened
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Directions:
1. Combine milk and yeast. Add in sugar, eggs, egg yolks and melted butter. Mix until well combined. Next stir in flour and salt until a dough begins to form.
2. Knead dough on medium speed until a nice ball forms. Dough will be slightly sticky. Let the dough rise for 1-2 hours and double in size.
3. Split dough in half and roll each into a circle.
4. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment and then place the first dough circle on it. Spread the softened butter evenly over it and then follow with the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture. Place the other circle on top of the first.
5. Next you want something to place in the center of your dough that’s about 2 inches in diameter. You’ll use this as a cutting guide because you want to make sure that you don’t cut all the way through the middle of your dough. I used a small cookie cutter.
6. Start cutting through your dough carefully. Start each cut at the edge of whatever you’ve placed as your cutting guide, so you’re cutting from the middle out to the edge.
7. Now for twisting. You want to work the sections two at a time. I held one section in my left hand and twisted it 1 1/2 -2 turns counter clockwise and with my right hand, I twisted 1 1/2-2 times clockwise. It’s important to twist each pair away from each other and to not twist so far that your dough starts to tear. I found that my sections could twist anywhere from 1 1/2 to 2 full turns. Once you’ve twisted, you want to then pull the ends together and pinch them so that the dough sticks together. You’ll repeat this process all the way around the circle.
8. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Let the snowflake rest for about 15 mins. Brushed it with an egg wash and put in oven.
9. Cook for 20 minutes then rotate every 5 minutes until done (about 30 minutes total)
10. Frost with a vanilla or cream cheese frosting and serve.
