Healthy Whole Wheat Bread Machine Buns

Let your bread machine do the work mixing these gorgeous whole wheat buns made with yeast, honey, molasses, and chia seeds.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 188 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 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.