Their is no comparison when you can get preservative free homemade burger buns to make your favorite burgers. You would love to have soft and fluffy fresh baked buns.
It’s been a long time when we have gone out to have burgers. So finally decided to take out my baking equipment’s and bake some fresh and healthy buns.
INGREDIENTS
- 260gms whole wheat flour
- 100 gms all purpose flour
- Half tsp – instant yeast
- Salt 1 tsp
- Sugar 1 tsp
- 1 Tbsp Butter/ olive oil
- Water+ Milk 300 ml or as per flour absorption
- One tbsp Sourdough starter discard(optional)
- Milk for brushing
- Sesame seeds for sprinkling on top
PROCESS
- Add sugar in luke warm water + milk (70 ml) in a glass bowl or cup and then add yeast and mix gently. (Check temperature of water by putting your pinky finger, if your are able to resist heat for sometime it’s good to go)
- Cover it and keep it in warm place for 12-15 minutes to activate the yeast
- Check if get good bubbles in yeast water, as shown in picture
- If you can’t see bubbles rise then discard and start again
- Shift Flour, salt, sourdough discard in a separate bowl and start adding activated yeast slowly, don’t add liquid in one go
- Keep mixing the flour with liquid until it combines properly
- Dough should be sticky, if it feels dry add more liquid
KNEADING
- Clean your kitchen counter properly and remove unwanted items
- Now dust your kitchen counter with some flour or some butter
- Take out dough on kitchen counter and start kneading it
- You need to knead in stretch and fold method as shown in video
- Keep kneading for at least 10-15 minutes or until dough get easy to handle
- Add butter while kneading in parts as the dough starts coming together, it helps in kneading
- To check when your dough is ready press one finger & it should bounce back slowly, or do the window panel test(Mentioned)
- Take a small ball of dough and stretch it in front of window, dough should stretch easily and light can be visible
- Now tuck in the dough and keep it in well greased Bowl
- Cover it properly with cling film or wet towel.
- Keep the bowl in warm place for first rise at-least 45 minutes or until it doubles
- Take out the dough an punch it out, knead again for few minutes
SHAPING
- Take a square or rectangular baking pan, lined with parchment paper
- Take the punched dough and divide it into 100 gm or 150gms balls( as per the size you want to make).
- Apply some oil/butter on hand if your dough is sticky, knead each ball a little and start cupping it in tight ball with help of your palm and fingers
- Placed the well tucked ball in baking trays with some gap in between. ( If you have steel rings for baking burger you can use it, I have done with hand)
- Brush with milk and sprinkle sesame seeds.
- Keep it for 25-30 minutes minimum covered with cloth for second rise
BAKING
- Pre-heat oven at 180°c
- Brush the buns again with milk.
- Placed the baking tray on rack and bake it for 20-25 minutes. Or until you get a golden top( if you are not getting golden top after 22 minutes, take out the pan and brush again with milk and bake for few more minutes)
- Take our pan and remove buns from it and keep it for cooling on rack. ( It will be hard at this time)
- Let it cool completely, once it cool down pav becomes soft.
- Enjoy burger buns with aloo or paneer Patties and veggies.
Very nice, fresh and effortless cooking. Looking forward to watch you make them live through videos.
Thanks ? would surely try live session
I am not much of a Baker but thing at all these images and reading recipes ignites the fire of baking something in my kitchen saving this recipe to create my own buns
Baking is an art I haven’t touch much yet but I am so enticed to venture it now thanks to you
These turned out to be perfect. Looks yum and since homemade, healthy too. Am glued to your page now for more such recipes.
You are an awesome cook . The only thing I have baked is cake but now your recipes are inspiring . I will try out this burger recipe also.
Sch tempting buns, This current phase has made me back our own bread, I have baked a bread couple of times and so is bun, the rising of flour just give me a new high, going to bake again now reading your post.
Must say, your baking experiments always impress me, Neha! Such a healthy and preservative-free way to make burger buns at home. They look perfect! Wonder if mine will turn out this good.
I love baking but when it comes to bread or bun I have faltered badly. Your recipe and steps make the entire process looks easy .will try for sure.
The only thing I can bake is the cake that too I learned during the lockdown. These burger buns are looking so perfect, I don’t think I can get it right even if try the exact recipe. You have magic in your hands, Neha.
I’ve never tried bun at home. Indeed preservative free homemade is good for health as well as delicious. One question can we make it without yeast or using baking powder?
You can make it without yeast but results would not be same as this, so I would recommend try with yeast for same taste as normal buns
I tried making buns once but resulted in a sour taste with that attempt. But your post has inspired me again to try making it.
Oh is it must be something wrong with ingredients..do try this one it’s easy to make
I find baking very fascinating….I haven’t tried baking ever. Your post makes it seems very easy. Thank you for sharing all the steps for this fab recipe.
Sorry By mistake I write Burger instead of Burger Buns.
You are a great cook. I never baked but your baking recipes give me a reason to bake. Burgers are looking so spongy and soft.
Thanks Deepika, do try it homemade is best for kids
Wow! These buns are just perfect. I have made burger buns just once, and they didnt turn out that soft. Will try your recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Ohh you must try this it’s really easy to make
Wow you are quite an expert. I always feel little apprehensive about trying baking items at home. After feeling your post feeling inspired to try this at home. Thanks for sharing detail recipe dear.
Thanks ☺️ dear do try this one it’s really easy and buns are healthy
Oh this is so easy to make I was really not aware of …Thanks a lot for the recipe I am sure going to try this !!
What I love about your recipes is, Neha that they are so easy to follow and you explain each process so well. Those Burger Buns look simply perfect and yum!
I have been trying to make garlic bread for so long. I’ll try this and check if the bread turns out good then perhaps I’ll try the garlic inclusion too. Thanks so much for the step by step instructions.
It’s super easy Cindy just give a try and will upload garlic bread too soon that is the basic one
Your buns are so perfect, you are master at baking. I can’t even imagine to do that on my own. Your post is giving me inspiration to try hand at baking.
Hats off to you. I do make burgers at home but baking a bun is at its next level. You must be really passionate about cooking… But thanks for sharing as now I can give it a try.
I love baking but have never tried making buns at home. Now I have yeast in my pantry, let me try these.
I am very new to baking and never though of making a pav or bun at home. banana walnut bread is my only tryst with break baking. your post has given me new goal.
Baking is addictive if you try it you would surely love to bake more