Healthy Whole Wheat Bread Machine Buns

Ingredients

• 1.25 cups warm water
• 1 egg
• 1.5 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 2 tablespoons chia seeds
• 3.75 cups whole wheat flour
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 3 teaspoons active dry yeast
• cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon butter , melted, or more as needed

Instructions

1. 1

   Place warm water, egg, olive oil, honey, molasses, chia seeds, whole wheat flour, salt, and yeast into a bread machine in the order listed by the manufacturer. Run Dough cycle. Remove dough from the machine after the cycle is done, about 1 hour 30 minutes.

2. 2

   Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Form dough into 12 buns and arrange on the baking sheet. Let rise until doubled in size, about 55 minutes.

3. 3

   Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until buns are golden brown, about 14 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Brush with melted butter.