Tender Hamburger Bun
It is so simple to make homemade bread, that once you learn it, you don’t want to buy it anymore in your life. If you want, for example, that your children eat healthier hamburgers than those sold in fast food places or you want to surprise them with a different menu and “fatto in casa” as they say in Italian, then the first thing you have to do is to learn how to make the tender hamburger bun, the hamburger will be in another article.
Tender hamburger bun option 1
To make it very fluffy and tender, you have to add the right amount of water to the dough. Although the level of fluffiness and “tenderness” depends on each diner, the truth is that hamburger buns are rather fluffy and airy. Once you learn how to prepare them, you can determine if you need more or less liquid.
Ingredients (makes 8 medium loaves)
- 325 grams of flour
- 155 ml milk
- 5 grams of baking powder
- 1 egg
- 10 grams of sugar
- 5 grams of salt
- 15 ml olive oil
- Water required amount
- Sesame seeds for garnish
Steps to follow:
- In a bowl, first sift the flour with the salt and sugar.
- Make a hole in the middle and add the slightly warm milk and the yeast.
- Mix so that everything is integrated.
- Next, add the lightly beaten egg and keep stirring.
- Pour in the olive oil and knead on the counter until you get a very smooth dough.
- Then, form a ball with the dough, cover with a cloth and let it rest for an hour and a half.
- Exhaust the air by pressing lightly with your fingers.
- Cut into eight equal parts (about 70 grams each).
- Shape into a hamburger bun and place on a greased baking sheet (remember that the buns will grow back in volume, so separate them well between them)
- Cover with the cloth again and let them rise for another 40 minutes.
- Turn the oven to 180 ° C.
- Brush the muffins with water very carefully so that the dough does not fall.
- Sprinkle the sesame.
- Bake for at least 15 minutes without opening the oven lid, or until golden brown.
- Finally, take the hamburger bun out of the oven and let it cool completely on the rack before slicing.
- If you want to freeze them, wait for them to cool down and wrap them in plastic wrap or special bags.
Tender hamburger bun option 2
In addition to enjoying hamburgers (if they are homemade, much better), with this bread you can prepare delicious sandwiches with cheese, ham, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise and have a picnic in the park or on the beach. What do you think?
You need:
- 500 grams of flour 0000
- ½ tablespoon of salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 spoon of sugar
- 50 grams of butter
- 25 grams of yeast
- 100 cc of water
- 150 cc of milk
- 1 egg for brushing
- Sesame seeds for garnish
How do you prepare?
- First, heat half the milk a little and dissolve the yeast in it.
- Next, add the sugar and once everything is integrated, let it rest covered with a cloth or film.
- In another bowl, beat the eggs one by one, pour the remaining milk and water.
- Next, add the melted butter to a double boiler or microwave.
- By this time, the yeast mixture must have fermented.
- Integrate both preparations, beating gently.
- Add the flour little by little while you continue mixing, until it forms a dough.
- Work the dough well on a floured worktop, using your hands, until it is very elastic and does not stick to your fingers.
- Cover with a cloth or wrap with plastic wrap and leave for 20 minutes.
- Press with your fingers to remove the air and continue kneading, then roll with a rolling pin until it is approximately 1 cm thick.
- With a round mold cut the loaves, about 6 cm in diameter.
- Arrange on a plate suitable for oven (with separation from each other, because they will grow in size).
- Cover and let rise another 20 minutes.
- Finally, brush with a beaten egg and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.
- Cook until golden brown, remove and cool before serving.
