INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup
lukewarm milk (~110° F)
7 g
/ 2 1/4 teaspoons) active dry yeast
3 tbsp
firmly packed brown sugar (golden or dark)
410 g
unbleached all-purpose flour + more for work surface
2 tsp
fine sea salt
1 oz
unsalted butter, cubed, at room temp
1/2 cup
cold pilsner-style beer
340 g
/ 24 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter
2 tbsp
unbleached all-purpose flour
60 g
baked baking soda (see notes)
1
egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon milk
coarse salt
sesame seeds and/or poppy seeds, optional