American hamburger buns with graham flour

Here's how:

• 1

  Heat the milk to 40 °C.

• 2

  Crumble the yeast into the milk and dissolve it.

• 3

  Mix all the dry ingredients and add them to the milk along with the butter.

• 4

  Mix the ingredients together and knead into a stretchy dough, about 6 minutes in a mixer or 12 minutes by hand.

• 5

  Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rise for 45 minutes.

• 6

  Roll out the dough and cut it into 12 equal pieces.

• 7

  Roll each piece of dough into a round bun and let them rest for 10 minutes.

• 8

  Roll out each bun to about 10 cm in diameter and place them on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.

• 9

  Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise for about 45 minutes in a draft-free place.

• 10

  Preheat the oven to 250 °C.

• 11

  Brush the bread with the beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

• 12

  Place it in the oven and, at the same time, lower the temperature to 230 °C.

• 13

  Bake for about 8 minutes.