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Homemade Hamburger Buns

natashaskitchen.com · 2024 · 8 buns

Against 143 hamburger bun recipes

More salt than 87% of recipes and less liquid than 79%.

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How it compares

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

  • More salt than 87% of recipes: 2.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.8%.
  • Less liquid than 79% of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 55%.
  • More sugar than 81% of recipes: 9.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 6.3%.
  • More yeast than 82% of recipes: 2.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.5%.
Liquid: 45%, 21st percentileFat: 11%, 61st percentileSugar: 9.4%, 81st percentileEgg: 13%, 50th percentileSalt: 2.3%, 89th percentileYeast: 2.3%, 85th percentileLiquidFatSugarEggSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 3/4 cup warm water (about 110 ̊F)≈ 178 g
  • 1 egg (room temperature)≈ 50 g
  • 3 Tbsp granulated sugar≈ 38 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp fine sea salt≈ 9 g
  • 1 Tbsp instant yeast (rapid rise)≈ 9 g
  • 3 Tbsp unsalted butter (softened)≈ 43 g
  • 3 1/4 cups Unbleached all-purpose flour (400g)* (plus more as needed)400 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 Tbsp water≈ 15 g
  • 1/2 Tbsp sesame seeds (or Everything Bagel Seasoning)≈ 7 g

flour 400 gbatter 726 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.

  • Liquid45% · 21st percentile
  • Fat11% · 61st percentile
  • Sugar9.4% · 81st percentile
  • Egg13% · 50th percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 89th percentile
  • Yeast2.3% · 85th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 375°F
Time
120 minutes
median 15 minutes

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