HAMBURGER BUNS…TO YEAST OR NOT TO YEAST!!
…halfway through when the electricity decided to leave us & go away…
1 1/4 cups water, warm (110F)
2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast (1 packet)
2 tbsp honey
1/2 cup quick-cooking (or whole) oats
2-3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading ( I substituted 1/2 a cup with whole-wheat flour)
1 1/2 tsp salt
Method:
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Combine 1/4 cup of the water with the yeast in a large bowl. Let stand for 5-10 minutes, until foamy.
- Stir in the rest of the water, honey, oats, salt and 1 1/2 cups of flour.
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Turn it out onto a lightly floured flat surface. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes, until it is smooth and elastic. Place in a lightly greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour until doubled in size.
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Once it has risen, turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and press into a rectangle. Divide into eight equal pieces.
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To shape the buns, draw up the corners of each piece of dough and pinch together, forming a tight ball. Place, seam side down, on a parchment lined baking sheet (I used a foil here).
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Sprinkle the tops with a bit of extra oats or sesame seeds and let rise for 45 minutes, covered with a clean dish towel, until almost doubled in size.
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Bake at 190 degrees C for 20-25 minutes, until dark gold. The rolls will sound hollow when tapped on the bottom. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before serving. The rolls will soften slightly as they sit. These can also be used for sandwiches.
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Makes 8 buns.
Made for a nice meal…yum!!
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About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
21 Comments
Shreya
The burger with the grilled chicken looks grt:-) Adding oats is really nice for the buns..
Dhanggit
home-made burger buns are always better than the one bought on bakeshops!! i love it!
nicisme
Nice looking buns!!
Manggy
Arghhh!!! Traitorous electricity! No matter, those buns look so light and perfect!
Passionate baker...& beyond
Thanks Shreya…yes, even I liked the idea of oats.
Dhhangit, these came out quite nice. I have some bookmarked off your site too, but will wait for cooler weather because of the milk in the recipe.:0)
Thanks Nic…
O Doc…do you have to face similar stuff in Manila? Sometimes, making the meal is pure anguish…aaaarrrgh!! Life is…
Passionate baker...& beyond
Thanks Shreya…yes, even I liked the idea of oats.
Dhhangit, these came out quite nice. I have some bookmarked off your site too, but will wait for cooler weather because of the milk in the recipe.:0)
Thanks Nic…
O Doc…do you have to face similar stuff in Manila? Sometimes, making the meal is pure anguish…aaaarrrgh!! Life is…
Ivy
Deeba, don’t worry so much about the appearance. It’s the taste that counts and the pictures taken by professionals are not always what they seem to be.
Ann
If they taste good you’ve accomplished something terrific!
Ann
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karuna
i have been thinking abt making buns since almost a week now. after seeing ure recipe, i am totally motivated. i made bread somtime back which came out pretty good, u can chk it out here http://myluvforfood.blogspot.com/2008/07/its-fresh-its-warm-its-home-made-wheat.html
thnx for sharing the recipe
meeso
I never tried making burger buns at home before… yours look really great, even if you don’t think they look perfect 🙂
Divya
Yummy burgers Deeba..!!
Arfi Binsted
i know how you feel about power (electricity). darn so annoying when it’s in the midst of baking. you’ve done a good job, deeba 🙂
Zita
woow, yummy buns dispite the electricity problem they look awesome 🙂
A_and_N
Deeba: It is hard to believe that a passionate baker needs to ‘get back’ her yeastly confidence 🙂
Also, I have noticed that when I partially substitute Atta/wheat flour for all purpose flour, the dough doesnt raise as much as if I had used just the all purpose flour. Not sure why.
And yes, the hamburger buns looks awesomeeeee 🙂
zlamushka
Deeba,
long time no hear from you 🙂 Glad to see your smily face again …
I am hosting an event dedicated to trying foods from other bloggers. Meeta is in the spotlight for July. I really hope you can participate 🙂 I see you around her blog a lot…
diva
your hamburger buns looks great to me! and boy, i’m sure they were darn tasty. 🙂
Bharti
My goodness…you really ARE a passionate baker. I would never think of making hamburger buns at home. Hats off dude!
Mallika
LOL about the electricity! That must be the MOST annoying thing for a passionate baker…
familiabencomo
I can not believe you just took hamburgers up a notch or two?!?!? I can never keep up with you, girlfriend. Although, I have to admit that I find this VERY tempting to do rather than running to the store for a packet of 8 buns when we only need 5 or 6. Plus, you can dress them up with black sesames – very nice! I am going to try this one out very, very soon since I'm in the yeasting mood these days having finally found some confidence with the cursed stuff. Big, big hugs & kisses, my friend. I'll have to send you a note after I catch up on your beautiful blog.
Tanti baci, bella,
Amy
Jude
There’s absolutely no reason to buy breads at the store anymore. I saw that post on slashfood as well. Looks great!
deep
Dear Deeba,
Thanks for sharing such wonderful recipie.
I think you missed on the rest of the flour, you have mentioned only 1.5 cups.
Warm regards,
Deep