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bread rolls sprinkled with poppy seeds and sesame seeds

2 Hour Hamburger Buns

Julia Frey of Vikalinka
These homemade hamburger buns with a soft and fluffy brioche like interior will take your burger game up a notch! They are done in 2 hours from start to finish!
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Rising Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 254 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 220ml/1 cup warm milk whole or skimmed
  • 7g/1 tbsp active dry yeast
  • 1.5 tbsp sugar
  • 1.5 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 400g/3 cups + 2 tbsp white bread flour or all purpose flour read notes
  • 1 egg for brushing
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds or poppy seeds

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl combine the warm milk, yeast and sugar and let it stand for 5 minutes. Then add the oil, salt and 1 egg. Mix with a fork.
  • Add the liquid to the flour, mix until rough dough forms, then take it out of the bowl onto a floured surface and start kneading until smooth and elastic dough is formed for approximately 8-10 minutes. If using a stand mixer, knead using a dough hook attachment for 1 minute on low speed, then switch to medium and kneed for 4 minutes longer.
  • Take the dough out of the bowl and rub the bowl with vegetable oil, then return the dough to the bowl, cover with plastic wrap and a towel and let it rise for 45 minutes in a warm place until it more than doubles in volume. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
  • After the dough doubles in volume, take it out of the bowl onto a floured surface and divide into 8 equal parts. (You might want to weigh them to ensure they are all the same.) Roll into balls and place on parchment-lined sheet 2 inches apart from each other. Cover with a tea towel and let them rise one more time for 30 minutes.
  • Brush with a beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds or poppy seeds or both and bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden. Then cool on a wire rack.

Notes

  • Use bread flour for best results, however all purpose flour will also work. 
  • You may use whole wheat or spelt flour to bake these buns or a 50:50 ratio of white and whole wheat or spelt flour. 

Nutrition

Calories: 254kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 8gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 174mgPotassium: 118mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 104IUCalcium: 54mgIron: 3mg
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