In
large bowl, mix 1 cup flour, sugar, yeast and salt. Heat
water, 1/2 cup milk, and butter until butter melts. Add to
flour mixture and mix well. Add egg and 1 cup of flour to
mixture and mix well. Gradually add remaining flour until
dough is stiff. Knead dough for 5 minutes (add flour as
needed). Place in large bowl and cover with a
towel. Place in warm area until doubled size (about 1-1/2
hours). Meanwhile, mix brown sugar, butter and cinnamon; set
aside. Place dough on floured board and knead.
Divide dough in half and roll out 1/2 into oblong rectangle
shape. Spread 1/2 of cinnamon mixture on dough and roll dough
to make a thin loaf shape. Repeat with remaining dough and
cinnamon mixture. Wrap the 2 loaves together to form one
braided loaf. Pinch the ends together to have the loaf form
an oval. Cover with wax paper and a towel and place in a warm
area to let rise, about 1-2 hours. Bake in oven at 375
degrees for 25 minutes. While cake is baking, make colored
sugar for topping by mixing each of the separated 1/4 cup granulated
sugars with food dye to make green, purple and yellow sugar; set
aside. Prepare glaze by mixing powdered sugar, vanilla and
milk; set aside. When cake is cool, pour glaze over
cake. Sprinkle with colored sugars.
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