40 Minute Fresh Milled Soft and Fluffy Hamburger Buns
These soft and fluffy hamburger buns made with fresh milled flour whip up super quickly! In just 40 minutes you can have fresh, homemade burger buns ready to go with your grilled burgers.
Servings 16 buns
Ingredients
- 8-9 cups flour 9 cups for all purpose, 8 cups for fresh milled hard white wheat
- 2 cups warm water
- 2 eggs
- 4 tablespoons instant dry yeast
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice for fresh milled only, omit if using all purpose flour
- For topping:
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- sesame seeds
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine warm water, honey, lemon juice and salt. Mix.
- Add oil and eggs, mix
- Add 6 cups of flour and mix well.
- Add the rest of the flour and yeast continue mixing until well combined.
- Knead the dough until smooth and elastic.
- Turn dough onto floured surface and cut the dough in half. Cut each half into equal sections of 8, totaling 16 buns. Form into tight balls with smooth tops and place on parchment line baking sheet.
- Place in warm spot, covered, to rise. Allow to rise for about 20-25 minutes.
- While the buns rise, preheat oven to 425* F.
- Add egg and water to small bowl and after the buns have risen, use a brush to brush the tops with the egg wash carefully.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds on top
- Bake in preheated oven for 8-12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Carbohydrates: 440g | Protein: 61g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 293mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 10g