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To make dough -Melt butter in the milk and let cool to lukewarm.
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Combine flour, dry milk, yeast, vanilla extract, brown sugar, salt and eggs plus yolk by hand, mixer or bread machine, until you have a soft, shiny, slightly sticky dough.
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Place in a lightly greased bowl and allow it to rise for 1 1/2 hours.
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To make filling - Stir together brown sugar, flour, ground pecans and melted butter, until it forms a coarse crumb.
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Set aside.
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Grease a large tube pan.
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Scoop about 1/2 the dough into the pan.
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Sprinkle with about 2/3 of the filling and top with remaining dough.
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Beat remaining egg white until foamy.
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Brush over dough and sprinkle with remaining filling crumbs.
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Cover lightly with greased plastic and let rise for 1 1/2 hours, or until puffy.
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Bake bread in preheated 350F oven for 30-35 minutes, until golden brown.
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Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes and then turn out onto rack to finish cooling.
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To make glaze - Mix brown sugar, butter, milk and confectioners sugar and heat in saucepan or microwave, until the sugar dissolves.
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Place the loaf on a serving plate and brush with the warm glaze.
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Cool completely and slice with serrated knife to serve.
