Homemade Hamburger Buns Recipe

Hey, I know the summer is slowly creeping away but at least the days are still considerably warm. We actually had a little rain storm today for about an hour or so. We are definitely still making good use of diy homemade bbq barrel, this afternoon I made these homemade hamburger buns for the burgers we had for dinner.

This is one of those easy homemade recipes, that you should add to your arsenal. You don’t want to be spending money buying buns, when homemade ones taste way better. The size of the dough will determine the size of your burgers. Therefore, for giant burgers you probably want to divide the dough into 6 parts and for sliders you can divide it into 24 parts. Any leftover buns can be stored in your freezer for up to 30 days.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
sesame seeds (optional)
2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup warm milk
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup melted butter
4 cups all purpose or bread flour
stand mixer
dough hook attachment
baking sheet
non stick spray
kitchen towel

Step By Step Instructions

Step 1.

Add the sugar, yeast, salt, warm milk, water
and flour in that order into your stand mixer.

Step 2.

Turn on the stand mixer to mix your dough.
It is ready when tacky, but not sticky.

Step 3.

Transfer the dough to your lightly greased
mixing bowl. Rub it around until coated with oil.

Step 4.

Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and leave
to rise for about an hour or until double its size.

Step 5.

Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, and
use a knife to divide it into 12 equal pieces.

Step 6.

Roll each piece into a ball using your hand and then
proceed to flatten out each ball into a round shape.

Step 7.

Gently place them onto a lightly greased baking sheet.

Step 8.

Make your egg wash, by whisking together the
egg and a tablespoon of water until its frothy.

Step 9.

Brush the top of each bun, with your egg wash
and sprinkle sesame seeds over the top (optional)

Step 10.

Bake at 400 degrees F for 12 minutes or until
the top of the buns have a light brown color.

The perfect temperature for your milk, is when it is just warm to the touch. You can use your microwave to warm the milk, roughly 45 seconds should be enough. The advantage of using instant dry yeast is that you don’t have to wait at least 10 minutes for the yeast to proof.

Don’t despair if you do not have a stand mixer, you can simply use your hands to knead the dough. The egg wash is what gives the buns that nice shiny finish. If you are serving immediately, please allow the buns to cool first before slicing them into halves.

You can watch the video below on Hamburger Buns – How to Make Homemade Burger Buns…