- 1 1/2 cups 2% milk
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups bread flour
- 1 (4 ounce) packet purple yam powder, or more to taste
- 3 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
- 1/2 cup unseasoned bread crumbs, or as needed
- Pour milk into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until warm, about 1 minute.
- Place butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until melted, about 30 seconds.
- Place eggs in a bowl; cover with warm water for 1 minute. Drain and crack into the bowl; beat lightly with a fork.
- Place warm milk, melted butter, eggs, salt, bread flour, purple yam powder, and bread machine yeast into a bread machine in the order listed. Run “Dough” cycle.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Transfer dough to a greased bowl. Deflate dough with your fist. Cut into 24 oval pieces. Roll each piece into a ball.
- Pour bread crumbs into a shallow plate; roll balls of dough in bread crumbs until coated. Arrange close together, slightly touching, in an ungreased baking pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown, about 15 minutes.