INGREDIENTS
1
package (2 1/4 teaspoons) active dry yeast
1/4 cup
warm water (100-110 degrees F)
2 tbsp
white vinegar
2 cups
milk minus 2 tablespoons, room temperature
2/3 cup
cold shortening
3 tbsp
sugar
1 tsp
salt
1 tsp
baking soda
1 tsp
baking powder
5 cups
flour
2 tbsp
butter, melted, for after baking
2 8 ounce packages
cream cheese, softened
zest of 1 lemon (reserve a little for topping)
1/2 cup
sugar
2 tbsp
lemon juice
1
egg, room temperature
1 stick
salted butter (or 1 stick unsalted butter and 1/4 teaspoon salt), melted
2 cups
powdered sugar
1
table lemon juice
1/2 tsp
vanilla extract
about 1/4 cup milk
extra lemon zest