Super Soft Burger Buns
Super Soft Burger Buns
| Level: Easy |
Total Time: 45 min |
Yield: 6 servings |
These buns are soft and tender and are delicious and full of flavor because of the enriched dough. But they are substantial enough to hold up to a good burger or hefty pulled pork sandwich!
Super Soft Burger Buns
Print RecipeServings: 8 people
Calories: 292kcal
Equipment
- 1 stand mixer
- 1 baking sheet
Ingredients
- Tangzhong Ingredients
- 25 grams Bread flour
- 120 grams Milk
- Dough Ingredients
- Tangzhong cooled to below 120 F
- 20 grams Granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons Instant yeast 7 grams
- 30 grams Dry milk powder I use Nido Dry Whole Milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons Kosher salt 7 grams
- 1 Whole egg
- 360 grams Bread flour
- 200 grams Milk whole or 2%
- 45 grams Unsalted butter melted
- Egg wash 1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Tangzhong Instructions
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk together the Tangzhong ingredients.
- Continue to cook until a thick paste occurs. Remove from heat to a small bowl and allow to cool below 120 F.
- Dough Instructions
- Melt the butter in the microwave. Allow to cool until lukewarm.
- In a stand mixer bowl, add the Tangzhong and Dough ingredients (minus the egg wash). Mix on medium speed for about 12 - 15 minutes or until the mixture comes together into a smooth and elastic dough. The dough should be sticking to the bottom. If the dough is too sticky add 1 teaspoon of flour until the dough reaches desired consistency (I ended up using 4 extra teaspoons).
- Oil your hands with avacado or olive oil and form into a ball. Add the dough to a large greased bowl smooth side down. Turn the dough over so the smooth side is up and both sides are oiled. Cover and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 ½ hours.
- Gently punch the gas out of the dough. Divide into 8 equal size dough balls (95 - 100 grams each). Cover and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 ½ hours.
- 20 minutes before cooking, preheat the oven to 360°F (185° C).
- Brush the dough balls with the egg wash mixture. Bake in the preheated oven for 20-22 minutes (25 minutes if you prefer a darker crust).
- Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack. Cool completely before cutting
Notes
- These buns turned out great, they are light and fluffy with lots of flavor but also can hold a lot of food and moisture so the bun doesn't break down.
- Also, we used this same recipe for hot dog buns (shaped differently, of course) and sandwich bread and both have turned out great!