Lady Bug Burger Buns Recipes

KITTENCAL'S HAMBURGER/BURGER BUNS

Steps:

• Proof the yeast in 1 cup warm water with 1 teaspoon sugar; let sit for 10 minutes until foamy.
• In a heavy duty stand mixer, fitted with a kneader hook, add in the 3-1/2 cups flour, 4 tablespoons sugar, melted Crisco, warm milk and salt (and the malt powder if using).
• Add in the proofed yeast; mix to create a soft semi-sticky dough that holds around the blade, adding in more flour as needed (do not add in too much as it will create a heavy bun, dough should be semi-sticky.
• Knead dough for 7-8 minutes.
• Remove dough, and let rest on the counter, covered with a clean dish towel for 10 minutes (this is an important step!).
• Knead the dough gently for 30 seconds with hands.
• Place dough in a large well-greased/oiled bowl.
• Cover, and let rise in a warm spot for 60-90 minutes, or until double in size (I like to rise my dough in the oven, just set oven to 200 degrees and warm for 3 minutes, then turn off the heat while you are making the dough, this will create a perfect temperature to raise dough in, and usually takes only 1 hour to rise with oven method).
• Punch down dough.
• Shape into large balls, and place on a large greased cookie sheet (you should get 12 balls on the sheet).
• Cover with a light clean tea towel, and let rise in a warm place for 30-40 minutes, or until almost doubled (warm oven rise should take 30 minutes.
• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• In a small bowl, mix together 1 egg white with 1 tsp water; whisk/mix well.
• Carefully brush the tops and sides of the buns with the egg/water mixture.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake for approx.22 minutes, or until golden brown.

BEAUTIFUL BURGER BUNS

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients and mix and knead them together, by hand or by mixer, until you have a soft, smooth dough.
• Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover and let rise for 1 hour.
• Divide the dough into 8 pieces and shape each piece into a flattened ball; place the buns on greased baking sheets, cover and let rise 30-40 minutes, until they're puffy.
• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Bake the buns for 12-15 minutes, until they're golden brown; remove from oven and baking sheet and cool them on a rack.
• Split and use for burgers or sandwiches.
• For burgers, butter the split sides and fry them, buttered side down, until they're golden brown and warmed through.

HOMEMADE HAMBURGER BUNS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
• Place yeast into bowl of a large stand mixer; whisk in 1/2 cup flour and warm water until smooth. Let stand until mixture is foamy, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Whisk 1 egg, melted butter, sugar, and salt thoroughly into yeast mixture. Add remaining flour (about 3 cups).
• Fit a dough hook onto stand mixer and knead the dough on low speed until soft and sticky, 5 to 6 minutes. Scrape sides if needed. Poke and prod the dough with a silicone spatula; if large amounts of dough stick to the spatula, add a little more flour.
• Transfer dough onto a floured work surface; dough will be sticky and elastic but not stick to your fingers. Form the dough lightly into a smooth, round shape, gently tucking loose ends underneath.
• Wipe out stand mixer bowl, drizzle olive oil into the bowl, and turn dough over in the bowl several times to coat surface thinly with oil. Cover bowl with aluminum foil. Let dough rise in a warm place until doubled, about 2 hours.
• Transfer dough to a floured work surface and pat to flatten bubbles and form into a slightly rounded rectangle of dough about 5x10 inches and about 1/2 inch thick. Dust dough lightly with flour if needed. Cut dough into 8 equal pieces. Form each piece into a round shape, gently tucking ends underneath as before.
• Use your hands to gently pat and stretch the dough rounds into flat disc shapes about 1/2 inch thick. Arrange buns about 1/2 inch apart on prepared baking sheet. Dust buns very lightly with flour. Drape a piece of plastic wrap over the baking sheet (do not seal tightly). Let buns rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat 1 egg with milk in a small bowl, using a fork, until mixture is thoroughly combined. Very gently and lightly brush tops of buns with egg wash without deflating the risen dough. Sprinkle each bun with sesame seeds.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned on top, 15 to 17 minutes. Buns will stick together slightly where they touch. Let cool completely, tear the buns apart, and slice in half crosswise to serve.

40-MINUTE HAMBURGER BUNS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add oil and sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the egg, salt and enough flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 3-5 minutes. Do not let rise. Divide into 12 pieces; shape each into a ball. Place 3 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Preheat oven to 425°., Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Bake until golden brown, 8-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

SOURDOUGH BURGER BUNS

Steps:

• Stir together all ingredients except flour.
• Add flour, mixing until it comes together enough to be turned out and kneaded.
• Knead until dough is smooth and satiny (this can be done on a mixer or bread machine, if preferred).
• At this point dough may be refrigerated up to 24 hours for a more flavorful bread. Bring dough back to room temperature before contiuing with shaping.
• Let dough rest for 15 or 20 minutes and then roll it out to 1/2" thick.
• Cut with a 4" round cutter.
• Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk.
• Bake at 350°F for 15 to 18 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack.

JALAPENO BURGER BUNS

Steps:

• Allow the frozen dough to rise overnight in the fridge (if using fresh let it rise to double it's size).
• Knead in your mixer for 5 minutes (by hand 10 minutes).
• Add all the ingredients to the dough and knead for a further 10 minutes.
• Cut into 14 equal pieces (more if you want smaller buns).
• The dough is a bit moist from all the ingredients in it so you may want to use a little flour on your hands to form the buns- do not use too much flour or the buns will not rise as easily Place buns on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with veggie oil.
• For best results bake the buns on a baking stone, covered with a piece of parchment and lightly sprayed with veggie oil Cover and place in a warm spot until the buns have doubled in size (I place them in the oven with the oven light on this gives a lovely warm, even heated, no breeze place where they can rise undisturbed).
• This step may take 1-2 hours dependinbg on your dough.
• Bake in 350F oven for apprx 20-25 minutes.
• Place on a rack to cool.
• They freeze well.