Homemade Hamburger Buns

A close-up of a golden brown hamburger bun topped with sesame seeds, resting on a cooling rack with other buns in the background.

Homemade Hamburger Buns

Homemade Hamburger Buns - these soft rolls are so easy to make, taste amazing and go perfectly with burgers!

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Prep Time 1 30

Cook Time 15

Total Time 1 45

Servings buns

Calories 182kcal

Author Kylee Ayotte

Equipment

Ingredients

1 ½ cups milk warmed slightly
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter melted
3 ¾ cups bread flour
¼ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 ¼ teaspoon yeast

TOPPING

2 tablespoons butter melted
¼ cup sesame seeds

Instructions

BREAD MACHINE DIRECTIONS:

Add all bread ingredients to a bread machine, and use the dough function.
1 ½ cups milk, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons butter, 3 ¾ cups bread flour, ¼ cup white sugar, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 ¼ teaspoon yeast
When done, punch down, and divide into 8 pieces and shape into rolls.
Place on a greased baking sheet, and set somewhere warm until puffy (about 30-45 minutes)
Carefully brush with 2 tablespoons butter (melted), and sprinkle with ¼ cup sesame seeds.
Heat the oven to 375°F, and bake for 12-15 minutes.
Remove from oven, and allow to cool before slicing.
Devour.

STAND MIXER DIRECTIONS:

Add the dry ingredients into the bowl of your stand mixer.
3 ¾ cups bread flour, ¼ cup white sugar, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 ¼ teaspoon yeast
Blend together the wet ingredients and pour in.
1 ½ cups milk, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 egg
Mix with the paddle until a dough forms.
Switch up for the dough hook and need until smooth and elastic.
Transfer to bowl greased lightly with olive oil, cover and allow to rise to double in bulk (about an hour).
Punch down, and divide into 8 pieces and shape into rolls.
Place on a greased baking sheet, and set somewhere warm until puffy (about 30-45 minutes)
Carefully brush with 2 tablespoons butter (melted), and sprinkle with ¼ cup sesame seeds.
Heat the oven to 375°F, and bake for 12-15 minutes.
Remove from oven, and allow to cool before slicing.
Devour.

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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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