Spiced Apple Cream Cheese Danish Braid

For the Danish dough:

all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling

instant yeast*

sugar

salt

whole milk

large egg, lightly beaten

For the butter square:

cold unsalted butter, cut into 1 tablespoon pieces

all-purpose flour

For the cream cheese filling:

cream cheese, softened

finely grated lemon zest

sugar

For the apple filling:

butter

medium apples, peeled and sliced thin (I used Granny Smith)

sugar

ground cinnamon

freshly grated nutmeg

For the glaze:

confectioners’ sugar

freshly squeezed lemon juice

milk, plus more as needed

For the drizzle:

confectioners’ sugar

milk, plus more as needed

*Instant yeast = rapid rise yeast = bread machine yeast