Homemade Hamburger Buns
A simple and delicious recipe for soft and fluffy burger buns. You're just a few hours and six wholesome ingredients away from making this staple from scratch. Perfect for beginners or expert bakers, you won't go back to store bought!
Equipment
- Stand Mixer
- Baking Trays
Ingredients
- 2¼ cup warm water
- 2¼ teaspoon dry active yeast (or one packet)
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 5½ cups bread flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, add warm water one tablespoon of sugar, and yeast. Mix and let sit until foamy (about 5 minutes)
- Add the rest of the sugar, salt, oil, and 5 cups of the flour
- Mix on low speed until the dough is smooth and pulls away from the bowl. If the dough is sticking to the bottom still, add the last ½ cup flour. If it's still sticking add more flour a tablespoon at a time until it comes together. Total mixing time is between 5-10 minutes.
- Cover and let rise until doubled, 1-2 hours depending on the temperature of your kitchen
- Once doubled, turn out onto the counter and divide in half. Divide each half into six pieces (12 total buns)
- Line 2 baking trays with parchment paper
- To shape each bun, gather and pinch each piece (sort of like a dumpling) until it forms a dough ball. With one hand behind the dough ball, gently drag it on the counter towards you to create tension, Turn and repeat until a tight ball forms.
- Repeat with all 12 dough balls and place 6 on each baking tray, leaving room for their second rise. Cover and let rise until they're a bit less than doubled, about another hour
- While they're rising, preheat oven to 375℉
- Bake for 25 minutes until they're golden on top, brush with butter right out of the oven
- Cool before slicing in half and building your burgers!
Notes
- For freezing: Store in a gallon freezer ziplock, take them out in the morning to come to room temperature and they'll be good as new by dinner time.
- Try slider buns by dividing each half into 12 and bake in a 9x13 baking dish for a mini version (24 total buns)