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Ingredients
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- ½ cup half-and-half, heated to 110 degrees
- 1 tablespoon instant or rapid-rise yeast
- ¼ cup sugar, divided
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- For the Assembly:
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- For the Topping:
- 1 egg white
- 1 teaspoon water
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