For a burger, brioche hamburger buns are a must. This dough recipe includes egg, milk, and butter, making it an enriched dough, brioche dough. It's slightly denser but still airy with a soft interior. It's not as fluffy as regular white buns, making it perfect for burgers.
Ingredients
50 grams or 1.7 oz. warm water
12 grams or 1/2 oz. granulated sugar
7 grams or 1/4 oz. dry instant yeast
250 grams or 9 oz whole milk
2 eggs
500 grams or 1 lbs all-purpose flour
pinch of salt
75 grams or 2.6 oz butter, at room temperature
Tools
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How to
- In a bowl, combine warm water, dry yeast, and sugar. Allow the yeast to activate.
- Add milk, egg, flour, and salt to the yeast mixture and knead until a smooth dough forms.
- Gradually incorporate tablespoons of butter into the dough until fully combined.
- Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rise until doubled in size.
- Divide the dough into 8 equal portions and shape them into balls.
- Place the dough balls on a baking sheet, leaving space between them, and let them rise again until almost doubled.
- Brush the risen buns with beaten egg yolk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C or 360°F and bake the buns for 20 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.
- Allow the buns to cool before assembling the sandwiches.
