Homemade Hamburger Bun Recipe

Name: Homemade Hamburger Buns
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 105 min
Ingredients: 1.5 cups milk – warmed slightly; 1 egg; 2 Tbs melted butter; 3 ¾ cups bread flour; ¼ cup sugar; ½ tsp salt; 1 ¼ tsp yeast; 2 Tbs melted butter; ¼ cup sesame seed

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Homemade Hamburger Buns – these soft rolls are so easy to make, taste amazing and go perfectly with burgers! Make these ahead for burger night!

Homemade Hamburger Buns

Ohhhhh, homemade hamburger buns is probably one of the greatest things in the world. Fresh from the oven, still warm and soft inside…. and you know what’s in it.

I find it particularly satisfying to feed my family homemade items that we’d normally buy, and this is no exception! If we take the time to craft a great burger recipe – why not have a fabulous bun to wrap around it?

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I alternate between using my stand mixer and a bread machine and sometimes, I like to make it all by hand. Kneading dough is seriously therapeutic, and some days… I need some therapy.

Why you’ll love this recipe

It’s really easy. Using a stand mixer or bread machine will make this even easier!
These buns taste AMAZING. They’re light and fluffy and making them the perfect hamburger bun recipe!
They are adaptable. Top them with poppy seeds, sesame seeds, bagel seasoning – anything you want! You can make them bigger for huge burgers, or smaller if you wanted to make Breakfast Sliders!

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How do you shape hamburger buns?

I like to use a scale, and weigh each piece of dough so they are relatively the same sized. Pinch the dough off and roll into a ball. Then pull, and squish, and twist the end underneath so you have a nice smooth roll.

How do you toast a hamburger bun?

Split the buns in half, and light spread with butter or mayo. Place on a baking sheet. Then use the broil function on your oven and gently toast until they are golden brown.

A toaster oven, air fryer or toaster can also be used (without the butter).

Ingredients

The full list of ingredients and quantities is found in the printable recipe card below.

Egg and butter. Make sure the egg is room temperature and the butter is softened.
Yeast. I use active dry yeast that comes in a jar. You can buy it in sachets, as well.
Bread flour. I use bread flour for the high gluten content which makes our rolls soft and chewy. If you’d like to, you can use all purpose or whole wheat flour, but the crumb will be slightly different.

How to make Homemade Burger Buns

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The full list of ingredients and quantities is found in the printable recipe card below.

Add the bread flour, sugar, salt and active dry yeast into the bowl of your stand mixer.

Blend together the wet ingredients and pour in. Mix with the paddle until a dough forms.

Switch up for the dough hook and knead until smooth and elastic.

Transfer to large bowl greased lightly with olive oil, cover and allow to rise to double in bulk (about an hour).

Punch down and dump out onto a floured work surface. Divide the dough into 8 pieces (use a kitchen scale if you want to be super consistent).

Place on a greased baking sheet, and set somewhere warm until puffy and doubled in size (about 30-45 minutes).

In a small bowl, melt the butter.

Brush the buns with melted butter (carefully), and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

collage showing rising and finishing homemade burger buns

Heat the oven to 375 degrees F, and bake for 12-15 minutes.

Remove from oven, and allow to cool before slicing.

Devour.

Kylee’s Notes

Substitutions/Additions

I use bread flour in this recipe. All-purpose flour can be used.

When using the bread machine, put the sugar and yeast on one side and the salt on the other (we need sugar to feed the yeast).

Heat the milk to 114 (ish) degrees F. This is luke warm. Too cold and the yeast won’t activate as well. Too hot, and it will kill the yeast.

Freezing instructions

This recipe can be frozen after baking. Cover tightly with foil and wrap with plastic wrap. Freeze. To use – thaw at room temperature and use as normal.

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