Burger Buns Recipe

Ingredients (10)

• 1 cup water≈ 237 g
• ¼ cup whole milk≈ 61 g
• 2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast≈ 8 g
• 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar (plus a pinch for activating the yeast)≈ 25 g
• 5 Tablespoons unsalted butter (melted)≈ 71 g
• 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk (lightly beaten, room temperature preferred (save the white for brushing on top))≈ 50 g
• 1 ¼ teaspoons salt≈ 8 g
• 4 cups bread flour² (plus additional as needed (I often need ½ cup additional or more, but your mileage will likely vary.))≈ 508 g
• 1 ½ teaspoons cornmeal (optional)≈ 4.3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• Sesame seeds (for sprinkling (optional))n/a

flour 512 gbatter 972 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.

• Liquid58% · 60th percentile · median 55%
• Fat14% · 71st percentile · median 10%
• Sugar4.9% · 30th percentile · median 6.3%
• Egg9.8% · 25th percentile · median 13%
• Salt1.5% · 33rd percentile · median 1.8%
• Yeast1.5% · 51st percentile · median 1.5%

Oven

Temperature

375°F / 190°C

median 375°F

Time

20 minutes

median 15 minutes