Soft White Hamburger Buns

This recipe for Soft White Hamburger Buns is exactly what you want for burgers, turkey burgers, or chicken sandwiches. This easy recipe doesn't use milk or eggs and it creates delicious homemade ha

If you love making homemade bread, check out some of my other favorite recipes like Organic French Baguettes With Instant Yeast, Sourdough Crescent Rolls, Lemon Rosemary Sourdough Bread, or Honey Butter Dinner Rolls.

A Quick Look At The Recipe

• Recipe Name: Soft White Hamburger Buns
• Ready In: 1 hour 30 minutes
• Makes: 8 hamburger buns
• Main Ingredients: bread flour, yeast, sesame seeds
• Flavor Profile: soft, simple, tender, fluffy crumb, offering a neutral, comforting base
• Dietary Info: no seed oils, eggless, vegan
• Difficulty: Easy!
• Why You’ll Love It: organic white buns without milk or eggs

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Organic: It's really hard to find organic hamburger buns, but now you don't have to look anymore and you can bake your own soft burger buns.
• No Seed Oils: Many hamburger buns (even organic ones) have seed oils, this recipe is free of seed oils.
• Easy: I love this recipe because it's incredibly easy. This mixes up your stand mixer and it only rises for about 1 ½ hours.
• Fluffy Texture: This bread recipe creates a super soft burger bun with a golden top, perfect for burgers, sandwiches or breakfast sandwiches.
• Use for Anything: I love making these for Organic Turkey Burgers With Grilled Onions. You can also use for breakfast sandwiches with Fluffy Scrambled Eggs With Sour Cream, cheese, and avocado!

Ingredients

• Yeast: I use organic instant yeast so these rise quicker. But, if you want to use active dry yeast, you can use that instead if you prefer.
• Cane Sugar: You'll need a little organic cane sugar to activate the yeast.
• Bread Flour: I use King Arthur Organic Bread Flour in these organic hamburger buns. Bread flour makes these light, soft, and chewy.
• EVOO: I use organic extra virgin olive oil, no seed oils here! If you want to use avocado oil instead, you can also do that.
• Sesame Seeds: I top these organic hamburger buns with sesame seeds, but you could also leave them plain or do poppy seeds.

*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.

Variations

• Plain: Leave off the sesame seeds.
• Poppy Seed: Replace the sesame seeds with poppy seeds.
• Seeded: Add Everything bagel spice mixed with pumpkin seeds in place of the sesame seeds.
• Hot Dog Buns: You can make these into hot dog buns by forming them into ropes that are about 6-inches long instead of balls.

Baker's Tips for Soft White Hamburger Buns

• Always weigh ingredients for the best results, especially whenever making bread.
• Make sure your yeast is good. If it doesn't bubble then it may mean it's expired or it wasn't stored properly. If your yeast doesn't bubble, you'll need fresh yeast for these buns to rise.
• Don't add much more flour while forming the dough into the buns as this can dry out the buns.
• If you want to make these into slider buns, you can form them into 12 equal pieces instead.
• Make sure to store these in an airtight container so they stay soft.
• High Altitude — Bake at 425°F for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned on the tops.

How to Make Soft White Hamburger Buns

Step 1

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, add the yeast ½ cup warm water, and 1 teaspoon cane sugar. Let sit for 5 minutes or until bubbly.

Step 2

Add the bread flour, olive oil, cane sugar, sea salt, and 1 cup warm water. Knead on speed 2 to 4 for 5 minutes, the dough will be smooth. Cover with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.

Step 3

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Form into 8 pieces, weighing about 3.6 ounces each. Form each piece into a round ball by tucking the dough under itself so the top is smooth. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 30 minutes or until the dough feels springy.

Step 4

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top (optional). Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned on the tops. (If you're baking at high altitude, be sure to check the Notes at the bottom of the recipe for high altitude baking instructions).

What to Serve with Soft White Hamburger Buns

• Use on your favorite burgers! Try them with Avocado Lettuce Wrap Burgers for a classic burger or try with Turkey and Lamb Burgers With Dill Sauce!
• Use for breakfast sandwiches with Homemade Pork Breakfast Sausage Patties, eggs, and cheese.
• Make a chicken salad sandwich with my Healthy Honey Chicken Salad with Cranberries.

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