Homemade Hamburger Buns

Create delicious golden homemade hamburger buns from scratch. Perfect for any burger or breakfast sandwich.

HOMEMADE HAMBURGER BUN INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup water (112g)
• 2 teaspoons yeast (10g)
• 1 teaspoon sugar (5g)
• 1 egg + 1 egg white (store yolk in fridge for egg wash: 1 egg yolk + 1 tsp water)
• 2 tablespoons sugar (31g)
• 1/4 cup oil (53g)
• 2.5 cups flour (365g)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (6g)
• Sesame seeds (optional)

HAMBURGER BUN INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a medium sized mixing bowl or measuring cup, combine water, yeast, and sugar. Whisk until thoroughly dissolved. Let sit for 5 minutes or until the yeast mixture appears “foamy”. 1/2 cup water (112g), 2 tsp yeast (10g), 1 teaspoon sugar (5g)
2. Whisk egg, egg white, sugar, oil, and salt to a mixing bowl. Whisk until egg and other ingredients are thoroughly combined. 1 egg + 1 egg white, 2 tbsp sugar (31g), 1/4 cup oil (53g), and 1/2 tsp salt (6g)
3. Using a dough hook or your hands, gently knead in flour. Knead until completely smooth (15 minutes). 2.5 cups flour (365g)
4. Knead dough into a ball, place back into mixing bowl, and allow dough to rise for 1-2 hours (or until it has doubled in size). Place your dough in a warm area of your house and cover the top with a towel.
5. Once dough has completed its bulk rise (first rise), remove the dough from the sides and shape into 10 medium sized balls.
6. Flatten balls with the palm of your hand in order to “widen” the bun.
7. Place dough balls onto a parchment paper covered baking sheet (or 2). Allow buns to rise (30 minutes roughly).
   • I HIGHLY recommend using a cast iron baking sheet, as it takes longer to heat up in the oven, therefore, the bottom of the buns don’t get crisp or burned.
   • If using aluminum, place two sheets of aluminum foil under the parchment paper to avoid a crisp or hard bottom.
8. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
9. Once the buns have risen a second time, top lightly with an egg wash (remaining egg yolk + 1 teaspoon water) and sprinkle sesame seeds overtop.
   • Dust roughly 3 buns with egg wash then sprinkle seeds immediately. If you wait to place egg wash on all of the buns before sprinkling, they won’t stick due to the egg wash drying.

10. Bake the buns uncovered for 10 minutes.
11. Remove buns from the sheet pan immediately, and place them on a cookie rack. Allow the buns to cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting into them in half. NOTE: If you cut into a bun that is too warm, it will collapse and “squish”. Bread needs time to finish setting up.

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