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Homemade Hamburger Buns (& Hot Dog)

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4.5 from 2 reviews

Make homemade buns for your next cookout! Shape for hamburgers or hot dogs, and enjoy soft, fluffy buns with rich, buttery flavor.

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Measure yeast in a mixing bowl.
  2. Warm milk to 105-110 degrees and pour it into yeast. Let stand for 5-10 minutes while yeast activates.
  3. Once the yeast is slightly foamy (milk won’t make it as foamy as water does), add all of the other wet and dry ingredients and mix with a dough hook attachment on medium or knead by hand until the dough is smooth and elastic (5-10 minutes).
  4. Pour the dough into a large oiled bowl and let it rise in a warm place until the dough is doubled in size, 1-1 ½ hours.
  5. After the dough has risen, pour it onto a floured surface and knead it to form a long log shape.
  6. Cut the dough (I use a pizza cutter) into 12 equal pieces.
  7. Shape the pieces into round buns and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silpat mat.
  8. Cover loosely with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray (sprayed side down).
  9. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and let the recipe for bread buns rise for 30 minutes.
  10. Remove the plastic wrap and bake the buns for 15-22 minutes until lightly browned.

Notes

  • Turn this bun recipe into homemade hot dog buns. Instead of shaping the dough into round rolls, shape them like a hot dog bun. Bake as directed in the recipe.
  • The yield on the original recipe is 12, but the buns were slightly bigger than we preferred. I recommend dividing the dough into 14 buns the first time you make this recipe and then altering (if necessary) from there. They rise quite a bit in the 30 minutes of rest, and then again while baking.

adapted from Good Cheap Eats

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