Super Soft Homemade Hamburger Buns
Cookouts, Pool Parties! Tailgating, the 4th of July or any occasion to serve a burger, these Super Soft Homemade Hamburger Buns will give your burgers the perfect pillowy soft wow factor from the first to last bite. Grab your aprons! Today I am sharing How To Make Soft Hamburger Buns! You will love this Easy Hamburger Bun Recipe!
Super Soft Homemade Hamburger Buns
Homemade Hamburger Bun Main Ingredients
Just a few main ingredients
What You Will Love About This Super Soft Homemade Hamburger Bun Recipe
Occasions to Make These Super Soft Hamburger Buns
- 4th of July
- Memorial Day Weekend
- Labor Day Weekend
- Pool Party
- Cookout
- Tailgating
Why Ingredients Need to Be at Room Temperature For Baking
When baking, room temperature butter, eggs, and other dairy ingredients form a emulsion which traps air. While baking, that trapped air expands and produces a fluffier baked goods.
“Super Soft Homemade Hamburger Buns” Recipe
Makes 6 – 4.25 inch Soft Homemade Hamburger Buns
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons Rapid Rise Instant yeast
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
- 3 1/4 cups bread flour, unpacked and leveled
- 1/8 cup whole milk, room temperature
- sesame seeds (optional)
TOOLS YOU’LL NEED
Easy Hamburger Bun Instructions
PREP
- Grease a large mixing bowl with butter. Set aside.
- Line a baking pan with parchment and 6 – Hamburger Bun Rings. Set aside.
- Place a large sheet of parchment on the counter.
No hamburger rings? No problem! See instructions below.
SHOP BURGER BUN RINGS
MAKE THE BUN DOUGH
Stand Mixer
Combine the warm water, sugar and yeast in the base of a stand mixer. Give it a stir with a wooden spoon. Let it rest for 5 minutes until it becomes foamy.
Add the softened butter, 1 egg, 2 cups of bread flour, and salt and mix on low speed for 2 minutes.
Next, add the milk and the remaining flour and beat on low speed for 1 minute until combined. Turn the stand mixer speed to high for another 2 minutes or until the dough becomes soft and pliable. Don’t over knead the dough. The homemade hamburger bun dough is done when it is bouncy, soft, and pliable.
By Hand
If you don’t have a stand mixer, no problem!
Combine the warm water, sugar and yeast in a large mixing bowl. Give it a stir with a wooden spoon. Let it rest for 5 minutes until it becomes foamy.
Add the softened butter, milk, 1 egg, bread flour, and salt and stir to combine with a wooden spoon.
Turn on to a lightly floured surface and knead for 8 to 10 minutes or until the hamburger bun dough becomes soft and pliable.
FORM THE HOMEMADE HAMBURGER BUNS
Gently lift the bun dough out of the bowl. Then, tuck the hamburger bun dough under to from a ball. Place the dough ball in the prepared bowl. Lightly cover with plastic wrap or a clean cloth and let the dough rise for 1 1/2 hour or until it has doubled in size.
When the dough has doubled in size punch the dough in the center. Carefully roll the dough from the bowl onto the prepared parchment paper on the flat surface. Using a dough cutter, cut the dough into 6 equal pieces. Form each piece into a ball and place in the center of the hamburger rings on the prepared baking sheet. Using the palm of a clean hand, press the hamburger bun dough gently to fill out the ring. Cover and let rest in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
If you are not using hamburger rings no problem. Simply form the homemade hamburger bun dough into 6 equal sized balls, place on the prepared baking sheet, and press to 4 inches. Let rise for 1 hour. Bake.
BAKE THE HOMEMADE HAMBURGER BUNS
Preheat Oven to 375°F.
In a small bowl, whisk 1 room temperature egg with 1 tablespoon of water. Brush the risen buns with the egg wash. Sprinkle on optional sesame seeds.
Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool on a baking rack.
To remove the rings, run a knife around each ring and gently push the Homemade Hamburger Bun through.
How To Slice Homemade Hamburger Buns
Because these are super soft they require a gentle slice. Use a serrated bread knife with short back and forth strokes being carful not to smash the bun.
How To Store Homemade Hamburger Buns
BEST SERVED FRESH! When completely cooled, store in a covered container for up to 3 days at room temperature or 5 day in the refrigerator. They are delicious warmed or grilled before building your burger.
How To Make Smaller Buns
If you want a smaller bun, use a smaller hamburger bun ring or form smaller discs as per instructions. Bake at the same temperature until golden brown. The time will vary depending on the size.
Homemade Hamburger Bun Recipe Notes
- Be sure to use room temperature eggs, milk, and butter for fluffier buns.
- Avoid overworking the dough.
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERPACK THE FLOUR. USE A SPOON TO ADD THE FLOUR TO THE MEASURING CUP. LEVEL WITH A KNIFE. EXACT MEASUREMENTS ARE IMPORTANT TO TEXTURE.
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Super Soft Homemade Hamburger Buns
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons Rapid Rise Instant yeast
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
- 3 1/4 cups bread flour unpacked and leveled
- 1/8 cup whole milk room temperature
- sesame seeds optional
Instructions
PREP
- Grease a large mixing bowl with butter. Set aside.
- Line a baking pan with parchment and 6 – Hamburger Bun Rings. Set aside.
- Place a large sheet of parchment on the counter.
- No hamburger rings? No problem! See instructions below.
MAKE THE BUN DOUGH
STAND MIXER
- Combine the warm water, sugar and yeast in the base of a stand mixer. Give it a stir with a wooden spoon. Let it rest for 5 minutes until it becomes foamy.
- Add the softened butter, 1 egg, 2 cups of bread flour, and salt and mix on low speed for 2 minutes.
- Next, add the milk and the remaining flour and beat on low speed for 1 minute until combined. Turn the stand mixer speed to high for another 2 minutes or until the dough becomes soft and pliable. Don’t over knead the dough. It is done when it is bouncy, soft, and pliable.
BY HAND
- If you don’t have a stand mixer, no problem!
- Combine the warm water, sugar and yeast in a large mixing bowl. Give it a stir with a wooden spoon. Let it rest for 5 minutes until it becomes foamy.
- Add the softened butter, milk, 1 egg, bread flour, and salt and stir to combine with a wooden spoon.
- Turn on to a lightly floured surface and knead for 8 to 10 minutes or until the dough becomes soft and pliable.
FORM THE HOMEMADE HAMBURGER BUNS
- Gently lift the bun dough out of the bowl. Then, tuck the hamburger bun dough under to from a ball. Place the dough ball in the prepared bowl. Lightly cover with plastic wrap or a clean cloth and let the dough rise for 1 1/2 hour or until it has doubled in size.
- When the dough has doubled in size punch the dough in the center. Carefully roll the dough from the bowl onto the prepared parchment paper on the flat surface. Using a dough cutter, cut the dough into 6 equal pieces. Form each piece into a ball and place in the center of the hamburger rings on the prepared baking sheet. Using the palm of a clean hand, press the hamburger bun dough gently to fill out the ring. Cover and let rest in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
Note: No Hamburger Bun Baking Rings
- If you are not using hamburger rings no problem. Simply form the homemade hamburger bun dough into 6 equal sized balls, place on the prepared baking sheet, and press to 4 inches. Let rise for 1 hour. Bake.
BAKE THE HOMEMADE HAMBURGER BUNS
- Preheat Oven to 375°F.
- In a small bowl, whisk 1 room temperature egg with 1 tablespoon of water. Brush the risen buns with the egg wash. Sprinkle on optional sesame seeds.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool on a baking rack.
- To remove the rings, run a knife around each ring and gently push the Homemade Hamburger Bun through.
Notes
- Be sure to use room temperature eggs, milk, and butter for fluffier buns.
- Avoid overworking the dough.
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERPACK THE FLOUR. USE A SPOON TO ADD THE FLOUR TO THE MEASURING CUP. LEVEL WITH A KNIFE. EXACT MEASUREMENTS ARE IMPORTANT TO TEXTURE.
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