Make the dough

• Warm the milk and add the egg, salt, sugar and yeast, then whisk well.
• Add the oil and mix thoroughly.
• Sift in about half of the flour and mix.

Knead the dough

• Sift the remaining flour onto the work surface, transfer the dough and knead well, using only as much flour as needed.
• Knead until the dough is soft and no longer sticks to your hands.

Let the dough rise

• Place the dough in a bowl, cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place.

Prepare the filling

• Mix the softened butter, brown sugar and cinnamon until smooth.

Preheat and roll out

• Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
• Divide the dough into two equal parts and roll out two even circles.

Fill and stack the circles

• Spread the filling evenly over one circle and place the second circle on top.
• Place a glass or small round object in the center as a guide.

Cut the snowflake

• Make 4 cuts on each side, then 4 more cuts between them, and another 8 cuts between those.

Twist the strips

• Take two strips at a time, twist them outward, bring the ends together and pinch to seal.
• Repeat with all sections.

Brush and bake

• Brush the whole snowflake with egg yolk.
• Bake at 180 °C until golden.

Make the frosting

• Mix the cream cheese, powdered sugar and softened butter until smooth.

Finish the bread

• Spread the frosting over the slightly cooled snowflake bread.
• Dust with additional powdered sugar if desired.