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Burger buns {Guest Post by Bistro de Jenna}

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  • Author: Delphine Fortin
  • Yield: serves 4
  • Category: Savory
  • Cuisine: American recipes

You have here an easy bun recipe that you can use for your homemade burger recipes! You can now make your own burgers entirely from scratch!

Ingredients

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  • 1 teaspoon dry rising yeast
  • 40 ml lukewarm milk (not too warm!)
  • 2 cups (250g) all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 egg for the basting
  • 100 ml water
  • 1/2 egg for the bread
  • 15g unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • Sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Dilute the yeast in the lukewarm milk and let rise for about 5 minutes.
  2. In a large bowl, blend the flour, salt and sugar.
  3. Beat the egg. Pour the milk, the water and half the beaten egg mixture into the bowl from step 2. Mix together.
  4. Knead for about 10 minutes, then add softened butter and continue to knead until butter is fully incorporated.
  5. Let the dough rise in the bowl covered with a wet towel for 1 hour at least.
  6. Form 4 balls of dough and place them on a oven tray covered with baking paper. Let rise one more hour.
  7. Preheat the oven to 350°F (190°C). Brush the burger buns with the remaing beaten egg previouly blended with one teaspoon of milk. Sprikle with sesame seeds and bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool completely before serving.