Brown Bread Buns

Name: Brown Bread Buns
Ingredients: 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)

13 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

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)

Directions

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.