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Soft Hamburger Buns

Baker Bettie · bakerbettie.com · 2021 · 8

Against 143 hamburger bun recipes

More sugar than 97% of recipes and more egg than 88%.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 143 hamburger bun recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More sugar than 97% of recipes: 14% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 6.3%, about twice as much.
  • More egg than 88% of recipes: 28% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 13%, about twice as much.
  • More fat than 76% of recipes: 16% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 10%.
  • Liquid in the middle half of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 55%.
Liquid: 47%, 26th percentileFat: 16%, 77th percentileSugar: 14%, 98th percentileEgg: 28%, 89th percentileSalt: 1.9%, 59th percentileYeast: 1.9%, 71st percentileLiquidFatSugarEggSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 170 grams (3/4 cup, 180 milliliters) milk (skim, low fat, 1%, 2%, or whole)170 g
  • 7 grams (1 package, 2 ¼ teaspoon) active dry or quick rise yeast7 g
  • 50 grams (1/4 cup) granulated sugar50 g
  • 360 grams- 420 grams (3 - 3 1/2 cups) bread flour360 g
  • 7 grams (1 ½ teaspoons) kosher salt or table salt7 g
  • 57 grams (4 tablespoons, 1/2 stick) unsalted butter, very soft57 g
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature≈ 100 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 tablespoon water≈ 15 g
  • 7 grams (1 tablespoon) sesame seeds, optional7 g

flour 360 gbatter 751 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 143 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Liquid47% · 26th percentile
  • Fat16% · 77th percentile
  • Sugar14% · 98th percentile
  • Egg28% · 89th percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 59th percentile
  • Yeast1.9% · 71st percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 375°F
Time
22 to 28 minutes
median 15 minutes

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