How to Make the Best Burger Buns

I decided today to make the best burger buns you could ever make during these hard times. Hopefully when you get the chance I would 100% percent recommend trying these. But you can use them more then just burger buns. You can use them as biscuits, toast with jam, and many more. Let me just warn you that it could get a bit messy. But it would be worth it. So, hopefully you make them and enjoy them as much as me and my family did.

Hope you enjoy

Step 1: The Supplies

What you are going to need to make the burger buns are

Bread flour
Whole milk
3 eggs
Sea salt
Granulated sugar
Instant yeast
Salted or unsalted butter
Sesame seeds (optional)
Measuring cups
Cooking brush
Teaspoon and tablespoon measure
Stand mixer
Food scale (optional)

Step 2: Making the Tangzhong

First, we are going to be making a Tangzhong paste. What it basically is it’s a paste that would make the dough even smoother.

First take a medium size pot and put in on the stove on low. Get 4 tablespoons (60g) of whole milk then put it in the pot. Then get 2 tablespoons of water and put it in the pot. Lastly, add 2 tablespoons of bread flour in the pot. Then turn up the pot to medium temperature. Then get a whisk and whisk until it thickens up to a paste. You are going to see it thicken pretty quickly. When it gets thick take the paste and put it into a small container or cup.

Step 3: Activating the Yeast

First collect the ingredients. What you are going to need is a measuring cup, whole milk, and the instant yeast. Get 1/2 cup's of whole milk. Heat it up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. After its heated up get 1 tablespoons of instant yeast and put it in the milk. Put it to the side for 5-8 minutes.

Step 4: Making the Dough for the Burger Buns

First things first get the bread flour, sea salt, and the granulated sugar. Get 2 1/2 cups of bread flour and put it in the stand mixer. Then get 1 teaspoon of sea salt and put it in the stand mixer with the bread flour. Lastly, get 2 1/2 tablespoons of granulated sugar and mix everything with a whisk. Put the bowl back in the stand mixer. Fit it with the dough hook attachment. Then start mixing on a low speed. Add the instant yeast into the mixer. Wait a couple of seconds then add your Tangzhong. After that add 1 egg and an egg yolk. Then start mixing on medium speed until the dough turn out smooth. Lastly, add 3 tablespoons of soften butter, but add the butter 1 tablespoons at a time. If you add all the butter at once it can get harder to mix.

Step 5: Letting the Dough Rest

When the dough is ready get it out of the stand mixer. Gently get the sides and pull it into the middle. After that flip it seam down and roll it until it closes and turns until a big ball shape. Get a bowl and grease it with oil. Then put the dough in the bowl. After that take a humid cloth and put it on top of the bowl. Finally set your dough in a warm area. Let it rest for 1 hour or 1 1/2 hours.

Step 6: Shaping the Burger Buns

First uncover your dough. You will notice that it grew double its size. Punch your dough down. Take out the food scale and each bun should weigh about 100 grams each. If you decided to not use the scale it’s ok but try to make the burger buns the same shape as possible. Alright I’m going to tell you how to shape the dough. This step is the most important. First grab a section of the dough and stretch it into the middle. You repeat that onto the whole segment of the dough. After that flip it over onto the seam side down. Now you can give it tension by pulling the dough towards you keeping constant contact with the work surface. Rotate the dough 90 degrees and pull in again repeat that two more times to complete pull around the entire perimeter of the dough. Now you should have a very nice ball. After you finished shaping all the dough balls get a baking tray and put foil and parchment paper. Add a little bit of oil on the parchment paper and set your little dough balls on the baking tray. But please have the dough balls space apart. After you finished you are going to have to rest the dough again. So get your cloth and cover the baking tray and let the dough rest for 1 hour or until you noticed that your dough balls rised

Step 7: Making the Egg Wash and Baking

Get a bowl, egg, and some whole milk. Crack the egg in the bowl and put a splash of milk into the bowl then mix. Then get your dough balls that were resting for about a hour. Uncover them and get a cooking brush and start brushing the egg wash all over the burger buns. This is optional but if you have sesame seeds sprinkle some on top of your burger buns. After you finished preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Then put your burger buns into the oven for about 15-18 minutes or until the burger buns are golden brown.

Step 8: Enjoy the Best Burger Buns!!

I hope that you enjoyed making these as much as I did. I would recommend brushing a little bit of butter on top just to add more flavor and it would look really good. When your burger buns are finished you can start making your burger. I seasoned my meat with some salt and pepper, Serrano peppers, onion, and I also added some Italian spicy sausage. I grilled a couple of onion, I also used yellow American cheese, for my burger spread I used ketchup, Mayo, relish, and a little bit of white vinegar. Another thing please don’t forget to toast your burger buns that’s very important. Hopefully you get the chance to make them at home and enjoy them. Hope you enjoyed.