PREPARATION

1. Place flour, white sugar, salt, and yeast into the bowl of a stand mixer. In a bowl, whisk together egg, melted butter, warm milk, and vanilla extract; pour into the flour mixture.  Add in also cinnamon, brown sugar. Using dough hook attachment, mix on low until the flour is moistened and a dough forms, then increase speed to medium and continue kneading until smooth and elastic, 4 to 5 minutes.
2. Place dough into a greased bowl, cover, and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hours.
3. Punch down dough, turn out onto a floured work surface, and divide into 2 equal pieces. Roll each piece firmly into a log. Formed them like two overlapped 'V' and start braiding them in alternate order and pinch the ends inward 'hide the ends under' and now it should look like a braid. Place into a greased, loaf pan (in my case I just bake it on parchment paper on a baking sheet). Cover, and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 175 °C.
5. Brush the tops of the loaf with melted butter, then bake in preheated oven until loaf is golden brown, and sound hollow when tapped, about 30 minutes.
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