New hamburger buns

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 those ingredients for: 4 buns 8 buns 16 buns 24 buns

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

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

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

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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 original burger buns recipe for even softer rolls.

Nutritional information

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 8 buns : 2.16 £
Per buns : 0.27 £

Note : These prices are only approximate

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	Plain white flour (French Type 65): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Loaf for "les filles'", Jura bread, Seeded loaf, New leavened bread, Leavened bread, ... All
	Milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, Alsatian apple tart, Profiteroles, Dipping bread with cheese, Two-cheese quiche, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Montbenoit's canapés, Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Muffin dough, Salmon rillettes, Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", ... All
	Sesame seeds: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Burger buns, Feta and spinach brik pie, Grilled fillet of salmon with corn salad cream, "Psychedelic" sandwich bread, Sushi, ... All

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