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Hamburger buns

This recipe shows you how to make hamburger buns that are almost brioche style without being sweet.

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Last modified on: April 11^th 2020

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For 8 buns, you will need:

1 500 g plain white flour (French Type 65)
2 180 g milk
3 75 g butter
4 2 eggs
5 9 g salt
6 15 g yeast
7 50 g sesame seeds
Total weight: 929 grams

Change these quantities to make: 4 buns 8 buns 16 buns 24 buns

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
49 min.	2 hours 45 min.	25 min.	3 hours 59 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Put into a food-processor bowl: 15 g yeast, 500 g plain white flour (French Type 65), 180 g milk, 75 g butter, 2 eggs and 9 g salt.

The milk should be at fridge temperature.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Knead on slow speed for 10 minutes (the mixture should ideally reach 73°F [23°C] during this process).

Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.

Stage 3 - 1 hour

Gather the dough into a ball, transfer to a clean bowl and cover with a plastic sheet. Leave to rest for 1 hour.

Stage 4 - 8 min.

After this, weight out into 100 g lumps.

Stage 5 - 15 min.

Shape into balls, cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 15 minutes.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Prepare 2 dishes, one with sesame seeds, the other with wet absorbant paper.

Stage 7 - 7 min.

Press out a ball of dough into a disc by hand, then reform into a ball.

Roll the top of the ball over the wet paper to moisten it thoroughly.

Stage 8 - 7 min.

Then roll it around in the sesame seeds...

Stage 9 - 7 min.

...to coat the top of the ball.

Stage 10 - 1 hour 30 min.

Place the ball on a baking sheet.

Prepare all the balls of dough like this, cover with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 1 hour 30 minutes.

Stage 11 - 25 min.

Preheat the oven to 460°F (240°C) and bake for about 25 minutes, until the buns are golden brown.

Note: As when baking any bread, you should ensure that the oven is filled with steam for the first 15 minutes of baking. This page shows you how; it really is the secret of golden-brown, crusty loaves..

Remarks

This is a new version of the classical recipe for even softer rolls.

Keeping

A few days in a clothbag, but also freeze well.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,963 Kcal or 12,405 Kj	88 gr	392 gr	116 gr
148 %	34 %	37 %	18 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
319 Kcal or 1,336 Kj	9 gr	42 gr	12 gr
16 %	4 %	4 %	2 %

Per buns
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
370 Kcal or 1,549 Kj	11 gr	49 gr	14 gr
19 %	4 %	5 %	2 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Egg, Sesame

How much will it cost?

For 8 buns : 2.50 €
Per buns : 0.31 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Plain white flour (French Type 65): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Benoîton, French baguettes, Mixed seed grissini, Classic French white bread, Loaf for "les filles'", ... All
	Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Almond tuiles, Chocolate rolls (petits pains), Liège waffles, Gougères, Chocolate sauce, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Gâteau Nantais, French-style peas, Corsican tarts, ... All
	Sesame seeds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: "Psychedelic" sandwich bread, Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, Foie gras fingers, Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, Ali Baba bread, ... All

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