Homemade Hamburger Buns

Ingredients (12)

• 1/2 cup warm water ((about 110°F))≈ 119 g
• 1/4 cup warm milk≈ 61 g
• 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast (1 packet)≈ 7 g
• 3 Tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 38 g
• 1 large egg (, room temperature)≈ 50 g
• 1 egg yolk (, room temperature)≈ 18 g
• 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter (, softened)≈ 57 g
• 2 ¾ -3 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (you may not use it all) (, divided)≈ 375 g
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt≈ 6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 1 egg≈ 50 g
• 1 Tablespoon water or milk≈ 15 g
• Sesame seeds (optional)n/a

flour 375 gbatter 730 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.

• Liquid48% · 28th percentile · median 55%
• Fat15% · 75th percentile · median 10%
• Sugar10% · 85th percentile · median 6.3%
• Egg18% · 67th percentile · median 13%
• Salt1.6% · 40th percentile · median 1.8%
• Yeast1.9% · 71st percentile · median 1.5%

Oven

Temperature

375°F / 190°C

median 375°F

Time

14 to 18 minutes

median 15 minutes