Recipe: Lemon Scented Pull Apart Coffee Cake Recipe

INGREDIENTS

For the sweet yeast dough:

About 2 3/4 cups (12 1/4 ounces) all-purpose flour

1/4 cup

granulated sugar

2 1/4 tsp

(1 envelope) instant yeast

1/2 tsp

salt

1/3 cup

whole milk

2 oz

unsalted butter

1/4 cup

water

1 1/2 tsp

pure vanilla extract

large eggs, at room temperature

For the lemon paste filling:

1/2 cup

granulated sugar

3 tbsp

finely grated lemon zest (3 lemons)

1 tbsp

finely grated orange zest

2 oz

unsalted butter, melted

For the tangy cream cheese icing:

3 oz

cream cheese, softened

1/3 cup

powdered sugar

1 tbsp

whole milk

1 tbsp

fresh lemon juice

1/4 tsp

lemon extract