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Ingredients
- ¼ cup water
- ¾ cup buttermilk (Red Star's website calls for regular milk so that's fine too but I had some buttermilk I wanted to use up)
- 1 egg
- 2 TBSP oil
- 3½ cup bread flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 2¼ tsp RED STAR Active Dry Yeast
- For the Glaze:
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp water
- 2 tsp sesame seeds (optional)
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