Sometimes things just don’t work out the way we planned. Friday we bought hamburg buns so we could have sloppy joes Sunday night and I thought I’d make burgers tonight. Sunday night we made up the sloppy joes and when we pulled out the buns, they were moldy. Sunday was the 5th, they were dated sell by the 7th, and we had to trash them. Now what?
I dug around and came up with this great hamburg bun recipe and made them this afternoon. The only way we could describe them was delicious. They were really easy to make and I think we’ll be having homemade buns quite often in the future.
Ingredients
3/4 to 1 cup lukewarm water
2 tablespoons butter
1 large egg
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon instant yeast
Directions
- Mix and knead all of the dough ingredients—by hand, mixer, or bread machine—to make a soft, smooth dough.
- Cover the dough, and let it rise for 1 hour, or until it’s doubled in bulk.
- Gently deflate the dough, and divide it into 8 pieces. Shape each piece into a round 1″ thick (more or less); flatten to about 3″ across. Place the buns on a lightly greased baking sheet, cover, and let rise for about an hour, until very puffy.
- Brush buns with either melted butter or with egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water.
- Bake the buns in a preheated 375°F oven for 12 to 15 minutes, till golden. Cool on a rack.
If you like, when you brush the butter/egg wash, you can top them with sesame seeds.
I think next time I make them, I’m going to cut them out with a glass if I have one that makes the right size round bun.
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