Easy Brioche Burger Bun Recipe
Easy Brioche Burger Bun Recipe
Here's an easy brioche burger bun recipe that makes 8 buns and takes about 2.5 hours.
Ingredients
- 400 g flour 3 cups
- 7 g instant dry yeast 7g (2tsp) or one packet
- 5 g salt 5g (1tsp) if using unsalted butter or 2g (½ teaspoon) salt if you use salted butter.
- 42 g honey 42g (2T) honey or 21g (1 tablespoon sugar)
- 240 ml milk 1 cup, lukewarm milk (105f/40c), 240ml is the same as 240grams
- 1 egg
- 28 g softened butter 2T – make sure you reduce salt if using salted butter
- 1 beaten egg for brushing optional
- Sesame seeds optional
Instructions
- Start by adding the flour, yeast, and salt to a bowl and mix.
- Then add the egg, milk, and honey.
- Mix by hand or with a mixer on low with the flat beater attachment until it is a shaggy dough, about 30 seconds.
- Scrape the edges of the bowl if necessary.
- Switch to the dough hook and knead on medium speed for 4 minutes or by hand for 9 minutes.
- Add the butter and knead for another minute.
- Shape the dough into a ball.
- Put the dough in an oiled container and let it double in size at 80 degrees. About one hour.
- Punch out the air so the buns don’t have big air bubbles.
- Place on a floured surface and fold the sides up and over itself to shape into a ball.
- Divide the dough into 8-10 80g balls.
- Pinch and tuck each ball until smooth.
- Final shape each ball by placing it on the counter, put your claw over it, and rotate it counter clockwise a few times.
- Place them all on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Flatten them down thin so they bake as a bun, not a ball.
- Cover for an hour at 80 degrees.
- Remove all bubbles from the beaten egg with a paper towel.
- Brush the buns with the beaten egg and sprinkle on the sesame seeds.
- Bake at 375f/190c for 12-15 minutes until they turn golden brown.
- Then let them cool on a wire rack.
- Use a bread knife to slice them down the middle.
- Butter and toast them, add your patties and toppings, and you’re good to go.
