The Best Homemade Burger Buns Ever
Make your burgers better with these amazing homemade burger buns that are so tasty. Be the star of your next summer BBQ party by serving the best homemade burger buns that everyone will love. This batch makes 8 buns, though you can double or triple batch this recipe depending on how many you need. These buns freeze well too!
Ingredients
Proofing the Yeast
- 1 cup lukewarm water.
- 2 ¼ tsp dry active yeast.
- 2 tbsp sugar.
For the Dough
- 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour.
- ½ cup lukewarm water.
- 1 ½ tsp sea salt.
- 2 tbsp sugar.
- 2 tbsp melted butter or oil.
Instructions
Proofing the Yeast
- Place 1 cup of lukewarm water in a bowl. Stir in dry active yeast and sugar. Allow the yeast to sit in a warm place for about 15 minutes until yeast is activated and becomes bubbly and frothy.
For the Dough
- Next, add the flour, lukewarm water, sea salt, sugar, and melted butter or oil. Mix all of the ingredients well.
Kneading the Dough
- Knead the dough for approximately 10 minutes until a smooth and slightly sticky consistency. This will help the gluten to form nicely for the bread to hold together well in the end result.
The First Rise
- Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise for about 30 minutes to 1 hour until it has doubled in size.
- Once the dough has risen and doubled in size, punch it down in the middle to deflate it.
The Second Rise
- Take the deflated dough out of the bowl and divide the dough into 8 equal parts.
- Roll each of the equal parts into dough balls as if making bread rolls.
- Place each dough ball onto a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet (I used my round cast iron baking griddle). Since we are not making bread rolls, gently squish each dough ball a bit flat, barely like a pancake. Do not squish too much though, we do not want flat disks. This will help shape the dough into burger buns with a flat bottom and rounded top!
- Cover them with a lightly sprayed plastic wrap, just lying loosely on top to keep them from drying out. Allow the burger buns to rise a second time until doubled in size. This should take approximately 30 minutes, depending on the temperature of the room. The warmer the room is, the faster the rise will be.
Baking the Buns
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and place the burger buns in the center and bake for 25-30 minutes. Mine took 30 minutes to get that golden glow that burger buns have.
- Remove from the oven and allow the burger buns to completely cool before slicing. Remove them from the baking sheet onto a cooling rack to prevent burning the bottoms.
Slicing the Buns
- Once the burger buns are cooled, turn them sideways and hold the top rounded part in your left hand and slice the bun in half starting at the closer side of the flat end, the bottom. Do not slice the bottom end too thinly! You want it thick enough to hold the sandwich ingredients, like a hot juicy burger! It is best to use a bread knife with a serrated edge. Check the above photo for guidance on where to slice. Slice all of the homemade burger buns and set them on a serving tray.
Serving the Buns
- Place the sliced buns on a serving tray and enjoy making your burgers!