Burger Buns
- Prime Recipes
- Apr 16
- 3 min read
Time: 2 hours 40 minutes | Difficulty: Medium
Homemade burger buns are a great way to enhance the flavor of burgers. They're often softer and tastier than store-bought ones, and you can customize them to your liking. Making burger buns at home is a relatively simple process that requires basic baking ingredients like flour, yeast, sugar, salt, water, and often eggs and milk. Some recipes add extra flavor and texture by adding ingredients like butter, honey, or sesame seeds.
TIP:
If the tangzhong becomes lumpy while heating, remove the pot from the heat and add a little milk. Then whisk until a creamy consistency is achieved.
Homemade burger buns are worlds better. They're extremely fluffy and significantly enhance the burger – Prime Recipes
Ingredients
For 6 servings
Burger Buns
For the pre-dough (Tangzhong)
1 tbsp wheat flour (type 550)
50 ml warm water
50 ml warm milk
For the dough
300 g wheat flour (type 550)
110 ml lukewarm milk
20 g brown sugar
15 g fresh yeast
1 egg
1 tsp salt
50 g butter
For the glaze
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp milk
Preparation in 11 steps
Start by preparing the starter dough (tangzhong). Combine bread flour, milk, and water in a saucepan and whisk until smooth and lump-free. While stirring continuously, gently heat the mixture, taking care not to let it boil. Continue stirring until the mixture reaches a pudding-like consistency. Then set it aside.
Combine instant yeast and milk, cover, and let stand in a warm place for 10 minutes until the yeast becomes active and bubbles. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan and set aside. It's important to ensure both the starter and the butter are lukewarm before further processing.
Now add the bread flour, sugar, salt, and instant yeast mix to the food processor. Mix everything for about 6-8 minutes (or by hand for about 10-12 minutes) until you have a smooth, elastic, and no longer sticky dough. Meanwhile, mix in the starter dough (tangzhong). If the dough becomes too sticky, simply add a little more flour.
Next, place the dough on a floured work surface. Knead the dough as described in the video.
Lightly grease a large bowl with oil and place the dough inside. Then, cover the dough with a damp kitchen towel and let it rest in a warm place for about 1.5 hours, until it has doubled in size.
Knead the risen dough again on a floured work surface and then divide it into equal portions of approximately 100 g.
Form each portion into a ball and then flatten it, rolling the dough ball loosely counterclockwise between your cupped hand and the work surface until the dough has a smooth surface.
Place the dough pieces on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving enough space between them. Cover them with a kitchen towel and let them rise again for about 1-2 hours.
Meanwhile, prepare the glaze. Whisk a whole egg with milk. Brush the milk-egg mixture onto the buns with a pastry brush. If desired, sprinkle with sesame seeds or another topping of your choice.
Place the baking tray with the buns in the oven and bake at 190°C for 18 minutes until the buns turn a golden brown color.
Finish by brushing the finished burger buns with melted butter.
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