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Burger Buns

completelydelicious.com · 2025 · 8 buns

Against 143 hamburger bun recipes

More egg than 95% of recipes and less liquid than 80%.

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How it compares

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

  • More egg than 95% of recipes: 36% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 13%, about 3 times as much.
  • Less liquid than 80% of recipes: 44% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 55%.
  • More salt than 81% of recipes: 2.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.8%.
Liquid: 44%, 19th percentileFat: 10%, 59th percentileSugar: 6.1%, 48th percentileEgg: 36%, 97th percentileSalt: 2.2%, 85th percentileYeast: 1.7%, 62nd percentileLiquidFatSugarEggSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 3 tablespoons butter≈ 43 g
  • ¼ tablespoons milk≈ 3.8 g
  • ¾ cup water≈ 178 g
  • 3-3 ½ cups bread flour≈ 413 g
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast ((1 envelope))≈ 7 g
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 25 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoon salt≈ 9 g
  • 2 large eggs (, beaten slightly to break up the yolks)≈ 100 g
  • 1 large egg + 1 tablespoon water (, whisked together for egg wash)≈ 50 g
  • Sesame seeds (, optional)n/a

flour 413 gbatter 828 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.

  • Liquid44% · 19th percentile
  • Fat10% · 59th percentile
  • Sugar6.1% · 48th percentile
  • Egg36% · 97th percentile
  • Salt2.2% · 85th percentile
  • Yeast1.7% · 62nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 375°F
Time
10 minutes
median 15 minutes

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