These Homemade Burger Buns, are easy to make, delicious alone, will elevate any burger you put on them, and hold up to the juiciest of burgers.
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Keyword Homemade Burger Buns
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 18 minutesminutes
rise 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour48 minutesminutes
Servings 8buns
Equipment
2 Cookie sheets
Parchment paper
Large mixing bowl preferably clay
Ingredients
1tbspQuick Yeast
1tspSugar
1/4 cupWater tepid warm
1 1/2cupsWhole Milkroom temperature
1Large Egg
1/2cupRye or Barley flour
2 1/2cupsBread flour more for dusting
1tbspSalt
3tbspButter melted, cooled
Egg Wash
1Egg mixed with 1 teaspoon water
Instructions
In a large bowl, place the yeast, sugar and water into the bowl and let sit 5 minutes to form a foam.
Add milk, egg, barley or rye flour and salt. Mix. Add melted butter, taking care that the butter is not hot. Slowly add a little flour at a time, mixing well. When dough becomes too difficult to work with a spoon, it’s time to get a little messy and use your hands. Work as much flour into the dough until it is no longer sticky.
Oil a clean bowl. Place the dough inside and cover to keep warmth inside and draft out. Let it rise for 60 to 90 minutes in a warm (not hot), place.
Preheat oven to 400. Place parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
On a floured surface, roll dough out into a log. Cut desired sizes for the buns.
Lightly flour and shape each bun and place on prepared baking sheets, taking care to leave space between each.
Brush egg wash on top of the buns. Sprinkle toppings as desired (coarse salt, sesame seeds etc.). Leave to sit another 30 minutes while oven warms to 400. Pop in the oven and bake for about 18 minutes or until firm and golden. Serve or store airtight for up to 5 days.