Delicious Homemade Hamburger Buns

Homemade Hamburger Buns

It’s that time a of year! Turn on the BBQ grills and start grilling. You can have the best BBQ ever, by making your own buns. Yes, they make such a difference.

Homemade Hamburger Buns

Ingredients:

1 package active dry yeast
1 Tablespoon dough enhancer
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup warm water
1 egg
3 Tablespoons butter, melted
3 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 egg, beaten
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Homemade Hamburger Buns

Directions:

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Place yeast into bowl of a large stand mixer; whisk in 1/2 cup flour and warm water until smooth. Let stand until mixture is foamy, 10 to 15 minutes.
Whisk 1 egg, melted butter, dough enhancer, sugar and salt thoroughly into yeast mixture. Add remaining flour.
Fit a dough hook onto stand mixer and knead the dough on low speed until soft and sticky, 5 to 6 minutes. Scrape sides if needed. Poke and prod the dough with a spatula; if large amounts of dough sticks to the spatula, add a little more flour.
Transfer dough onto a floured work surface; dough will sticky and elastic but not stick to your finger. Form the dough lightly into a smooth, round shape, gently tucking loose ends underneath.
Wipe out stand mixer bowl, drizzle olive oil into the bowl, and turn dough over in the bowl several times to coat surface thinly with oil. Cover bowl with a dish towel. Let dough rise in a warm place until doubled in size. about 2 hours.
Transfer dough to a floured work surface and pat to flatten bubbles and form into a slightly rounded rectangle of dough about 5 x 10 inches about 1/2 inch thick. Dust dough lightly with flour if needed. Cut dough into 8 equal pieces. Form each piece into a round shape, gently tucking ends underneath as before.
Use your hands to gently part and stretch the dough rounds into flat disc shapes about 1/2 inch apart on prepared baking sheet. Dust buns very lightly with flour. Drape a piece of plastic wrap over the baking sheet (not tight). Let buns rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Beat 1 egg with milk, and 1 tablespoon sugar in a small bowl, using a fork, until mixture is thoroughly combined. Very gently and lightly brush tops of buns with egg wash without deflating the risen dough. Sprinkle each bun with sesame seeds.
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned on top, 15 to 17 minutes. Buns will stick together slightly where they touch. Let cool completely, tear the buns apart, and slice in half crosswise to serve.