Bread Machine Hamburger Buns

On the way home from the grocery store, I realized I forgot to buy hamburger buns.  Lines were horrible, and I was not going back there!  So, I did a quick google search for bread machine hamburger buns and found this one on geniuskitchen.com.  Everyone raved about them, so I gave them a try.    Definitely worth it!


Bread Machine Hamburger Buns

18 oz. bread flour (I prefer to weigh mine, regular recipe called for 3 3/4 c.)
1/4 c. sugar
3/4 t. salt
1 1/4 c. warm milk
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 1/4 t. active dry yeast (I used bread machine yeast)
2 T. butter melted for tops of buns before baking

Put the flour, sugar, salt, milk and egg in the bread machine  on the dough setting.  Once it is finished (my dough setting takes 2 hours 20 minutes), place the dough on a floured surface and divide in 2 even sections.  I use a food scale to get it about equal.

Roll each out to about 3/4" to 1" thick.   Cut into 6 or 7 circles, depending on thickness of dough, of 3 1/2" diameter. I used a british pint glass which worked perfectly.

Place the rounds fairly far apart on a greased sheet pan and brush them with the melted butter.  Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray and let rise for about an hour, until doubled in size.

Bake them at 350 degrees for about 9-13 minutes, depending on size and oven.  I got 14 buns out of my batch and they took about 11-12 minutes.

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oz = ounces
t = teaspoon
T = tablespoon

c = cup