Brown Bread Buns

• 2 teaspoons Active Dry Yeast
• 1/4 cups Warm Milk
• 1 cup Warm Water
• 3 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, melted
• 1 Tablespoon Molasses, Light Style
• 1 whole Large Egg
• 1-1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt
• 1 Tablespoon Cocoa
• 1/2 cups Rye Flour
• 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
• 2-1/2 cups Bread Flour
• 1 whole Egg Beaten With 1 Teaspoon Water For Wash
• Crushed Caraway Or Fennel Seeds, Or Sesame Seeds Or Flaky Salt, For Topping (optional)

1. In bread machine bowl add the warm milk, water, yeast, melted butter, and molasses. Let rest for 5 minutes. Then add the egg, salt, cocoa, rye and wheat flours. Add 2 cups of bread flour and start the dough cycle on your bread machine. You may need to add additonal bread flour to form a soft dough ball. If you do this by hand the dough should be a bit sticky but hold a ball shape.
2. After cycle is complete, place dough on floured surface and with floured hands shape into 8 balls. This can be messy as dough should be a bit sticky for a softer roll. Place on parchment lined baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap greased or sprayed with cooking spray. Let rise in a warm place until almost doubled.
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees with a small shallow pan of water on bottom of oven or bottom most rack. Brush rolls with egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon of water) and sprinkle with seeds or salt (optional for family preferences).
4. Bake until browned approximately 15 -18 minutes. Watch after 10 minutes depending on your oven.
5. Be careful opening oven because of the steaming effect of the water.
6. This will make 12 dinner sized rolls.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/breads/brown-bread-buns/ (may not work)