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Microwave 1/4 cup of milk in a small container for 30 seconds or allow to reach room temperature.
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Mix in sugar and yeast.
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Let stand until yeast starts to foam, about 5 minutes.
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Microwave 3/4 cup of milk together with butter for 1 minute or until butter is melted.
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Combine yeast mixture with butter/milk mixture in mixing bowl.
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If you have a blender, use a dough hook to blend in flour gradually with blender on the lowest setting.
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Before adding the last 1/2 cup of flour switch to medium setting, and add in the salt and one of the egg whites.
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Use a spatula to scrape excess flour from the edges.
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Continue mixing until the dough pulls away from the edges and starts to ride up the dough hooks.
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Remove dough from bowl and knead on a separate work surface, folding it in on itself several times, until remaining bits of flour are integrated.
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DON'T ADD FLOUR TO THE WORK SURFACE, since this will change the density of the dough.
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Shape the dough into a ball.
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Spray the inside of the mixing bowl with cooking spray, return the dough to the bowl, and roll it around to coat with cooking spray.
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Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place on warm surface (like the stove without anything on the burners).
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Allow to rise until dough doubles in size, at least 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Remove dough from bowl, and gently place on work surface.
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Don't punch down the dough or knead it at this point, as this will result in overly dense bread.
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Coat the inside of a bread pan with cooking spray and place dough in the pan.
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Spread the dough out evenly, ensuring that dough touches all sides of the pan.
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Cover pan with plastic wrap, place on warm surface, and allow to rise for at least 20 minutes, or until bread has nearly risen to the top of the pan.
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Brush the top of the dough with the remaining egg white.
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Sprinkle sesame seeds evenly over the top of the dough.
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Bake bread for 30 to 40 minutes on the lowest rack in the oven, or until the surface is a golden brown color.
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Remove bread immediately from the pan and place on a rack to stop the heat of the pan from continuing to cook the bread.
