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Put all the ingredients except the adzuki beans and yeast in a bread maker (put the yeast in the yeast compartment).
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Press start and wait for the dough to proof.
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Remove the dough from the bread maker and separate 360 g of dough to bake in a bread loaf and the rest for making buns.
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Let sit for 15 minutes.
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Roll out the dough into a 25 cm x 35 cm rectangle.
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Spread the bean paste on the dough leaving 2 cm border at the far end.
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Roll up the dough from the nearest end and seal the edges well.
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Divide the dough with a knife into 9 pieces.
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Arrange the dough with the cut ends facing up in an oiled baking tray.
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Leave to proof for another 40 minutes.
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When the dough rises as much as in this photo, it is ready to bake.
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Preheat the oven to 390F/200C.
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Brush a beaten egg on the surface and sprinkle black sesame seeds.
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Reduce the temperature of the oven to 340F/170C and bake for 20 minutes and it is done!
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(When the surface starts to burn, cover with aluminum foil)
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Divide the rest of the dough into three and shape into balls.
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I put adzuki bean paste inside of one of them.
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I bake them separately from the bread loaf.
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Preheat the oven to 375F/190C and reduce to 305F/150C.
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Bake for 15 minutes.
