Homemade Burger Buns
Servings: 8 buns
Homemade Burger Buns made with an enriched bread flour dough, slow butter incorporation, and a long rise for a soft, pillowy bun with a golden egg-washed top. The bun that makes every burger better before the patty even hits the grill. Once you make these, store-bought buns stop making sense.
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Ingredients
- 500 g Bread Flour
- 180 g Milk (warm)
- 6 g Active Dry Yeast
- 80 g Granulated Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 113 g Softened Butter (1 stick)
- 6 g Salt
- Egg Wash
- Sesame Seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Add the yeast into the warm milk and allow it to bloom for 5 minutes. After it blooms, add the yeast, milk, bread flour, sugar, eggs, and salt to a stand mixer with the dough hook attached. Mix on low for 5 minutes.
- Increase the mixer speed and add the butter, [1 tablespoon](x-apple-data-detectors://embedded-result/538) at a time. Allow the dough to mix on a medium speed for 10-15 minutes, or until the dough passes the windowpane test (it should be able to stretch thin enough to let light through without tearing).
- When the dough is done mixing, cover and allow it to rise for 2 hours or until doubled in size).
- Once the dough has doubled, punch it down and divide it into 8 equal pieces. Roll the dough balls into tight buns by cupping the dough into your palm and gently pressing it into the table while moving it in a circular motion. Place the shaped buns onto a baking sheet, cover, and allow them to rise for another hour.
- While the buns finish proofing, preheat the oven to [400°F](x-apple-data-detectors://embedded-result/1216). Once they are ready to bake, brush them with an egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until they become a deep golden color.