Morning Buns with a Middle Eastern Touch

Ingredients:

• 1 ¼ cups whole milk, at room temperature
• 2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into ¼-inch cubes
• 2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 egg

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