Bread Machine Sticky Caramel Spelt Buns (from scratch)

Name: Bread Machine Sticky Caramel Spelt Buns (from scratch)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 egg (medium); 50g (¼ cup) butter; 250ml (1 cup) milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 400-450g (3⅓ - 3¾ cups) spelt flour (see note 2); 1 tsp cinnamon; 40g (¼ cup) brown sugar; 7g (2¼ tsp) dried yeast (see note 3); 1 tsp salt; 30g (2 tbs) butter (melted); 30g (2½ tbs) brown sugar; Around 200g (7 oz) caramel (see note 4); chopped almonds (optional)