Breads & Breakfasts • A family favorite
2020 Cookbook(The Perfect) Hamburger Bun
- Heat
- 400°F
- Time
- 15 min + rise
- Makes
- Not recorded
(The Perfect) Hamburger Bun, preserved in the Brown Family Cookbook 2020.
01
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp. warm milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup warm water
- 3 cups bread flour
- 2 tsp. instant yeast
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ T sugar
- 2 ½ tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
- 1½ tsp. salt
- Egg wash
02
Method
- 01
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the milk, water, yeast, sugar, salt and egg. Mix briefly to combine. Add the flours to the bowl, and mix until incorporated. Mix in the butter. Switch to the dough hook and knead on low speed for about 6-8 minutes. The dough will be somewhat tacky, but you want to avoid adding too much extra flour which will create tough buns. Transfer the dough to a lightly oiled bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, 1-2 hours.
- 02
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Using a dough scraper, divide the dough into 8 equal parts. Gently roll each portion of dough into a ball and place on the baking sheet, 2-3 inches apart. Cover loosely with lightly oiled plastic wrap and let rise again, 1-2 hours, until puffed up and nearly doubled. Set a large metal pan of water on the lowest rack of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400˚ F with a rack in the center. Brush the tops of the buns lightly with the egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake the buns about 15 minutes rotating halfway through baking, until the tops are golden brown. Transfer to a rack to cool completely.