Combine whole wheat flour, dry yeast, salt, and sugar in a bowl and mix.
Add milk and butter, then knead the dough.
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rise for the first fermentation.
Divide the dough and shape it into round balls.
Roll the dough into long shapes to form the bread.
Brush butter on top of the bread and sprinkle with salt.
Bake in the oven.