Soft Burger Buns

I have already shared with you my Burger recipe as well as my oven fried Potato wedges. 
Today I want to share with you my recipe for the super soft burger buns that I serve them in.
These are absolutely soft and delicious - my kids love them with or without burgers.

Makes 10 to 12 Burger Buns.


Here's what you will need:
1 1/2 cup warm milk
1 large egg
60 grams / 4 tbsp melted Butter
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp Instant dry yeast (or 25 grams fresh yeast)
1 tsp salt
400 grams / 4 cups - All Purpose flour

Egg wash (beaten egg with 2 tbsp water)
Sesame seeds or poppy seeds

Method:
In a measuring cup - add warm milk, sugar, yeast, egg, melted butter - stir well and set aside until foamy.

Place flour and salt in the mixer bowl. Add in the yeast mixture.

Do not add too much flour. This is sticky but here is where I stopped adding any more flour. This is why the burgers are soft not dense. 

Use a bench scraper or spoon to help remove the dough onto a lightly floured surface.

 Knead for about 5 to 7 minutes. without adding much flour. Use light pressure and knead with the heals of your hand.

Now for my usual finger test.. Dig two fingers in.... (By now you probably don't need me to show you this..!)

 Pick your fingers -- the dough spring back.. You can barely see my finger marks on the dough.

You can see the dough is still sticking to my counter.. This is how it should be -soft, elastic but still quite sticky. 

Place in an oiled bowl to rise for about an hour or more..until double in volume.

Once double in volume. Punch down.

 Divide the dough into 10 to 12 depending on how big you want the burgers. Let rest for 10 minutes. This will help with forming the buns.

Form the buns exactly the same way I showed you in my post for dinner rolls.
Cover with cling / plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for about 45 mins to an hour. 

Once double in volume... Apply egg wash and sprinkle sesame seeds.

Bake in a preheated oven at 190C/380F for about 20 mins or until golden brown. 

Important - as soon as you take the burgers out of the oven - cover them with a clean kitchen cloth so the burgers will retain the steam and stay soft. 
Let rest for 15 mins before you remove the kitchen cloth or serve.

Since this is a picture I can only show you how soft they are by pressing them with my fingers. These are absolutely delicious and soft. 

I do hope you try this recipe.
Until next time Happy cooking.


Thanks for stopping by.