Put the flour into a bowl. 

Mix 1 teaspoon of salt with flour. 

Make an indentation into the middle of flour. 

Pour ¼ cup of milk into a bowl (microwavable) 

Add 1 teaspoon of sugar into the milk, stir well. 

Heat milk for 30 seconds in the microwave. 

Add 3 teaspoons of Instant Yeast into the milk and stir well. 

Pour yeast into the indentation in the flour. 

Let the yeast sit. 

Put ½ cup of Milk into bowl (microwavable) 

Cut butter into small pieces and add to bowl. 

Microwave for 45 seconds to warm milk and melt butter. 

Add all ingredients together and put on countertop. 

Knead (mix) to stimulate yeast and bring air into dough for about 5min. 

Place into buttered bowl and set aside to let the dough rise. (Twice the size) 

Pre heat oven to 425(f). 

Separate dough into two pieces and roll them out by hand on a floured surface. You want to roll them so the middle is the thickest and the ends are slightly narrower. 

Braid the two strands together. 

Transfer to baking sheet with parchment paper. 

Separate an egg yolk from the egg white. 

Break the yolk and add heavy cream. 

Use food brush to spread yolk on dough- avoid crevices. 

You can add some Hail Sugar for garnish. 

Put dough into steam oven/oven with small bowl of water. 

After 6-8 min., set temperature of oven down to 395(f) for an additional 4-6 minute. 

Take out of oven. The bread is done. 

Let cool on a cooling rack and enjoy!