The best burger bun
Forget the store-bought buns and make your own burger buns at home.
Tools
Ingredients
Serving
400 g
flour type 45
70 ml
warm water
7 g
active dry yeast
25 g
butter, melted
7 g
salt
20 g
sugar
90 ml
whole milk
2
eggs, beaten
1
egg yolk
40 g
sesame seeds
Step by step
Pour the warm water into a bowl. Add yeast and mix. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Put flour, salt and sugar in a bowl of the stand mixer fitted with Dough Hook. Turn the Speed Control Lever to 2 and mix for 30 seconds.
Add yeast mixture, milk, beaten eggs and melted butter. Kneed on speed 2 for 5 minutes.
Let the dough rise for 40 minutes in a bowl covered with damp towel.
Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and briefly knead it by hand.
Divide into 8 pieces of equal size.
Form into balls and place on a baking sheet linked with parchment paper. Let rise for 90 minutes.
Brush the buns with the egg yolks mixed with a little water and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Bake for 15-20 minutes in a 180C pre-heated oven.
Cool on a wire rack.