August 25, 2010

Beautiful Burger Buns

You may have seen the recipe for these buns on other blogs, as they seem to be quite popular. They're also known as "Moomie's Beautiful Burger Buns". I don't know who Moomie was, but this is about as good a hamburger bun as you're going to get! 

I got the recipe from one of my favorite websites - King Arthur Flour. I've made these a few times now and they've turned out beautifully each time. They're quick and easy to make and this recipe would be good to use for hot dog buns, or even to make a loaf of bread.
I put some pulled pork between these buns with some mustard BBQ sauce and it was perfect! I hope you'll give these a try!


Edit: Mary from One Perfect Bite filled us in on who Moomie is! Mary wrote: "Moomie is a real person who, along with her husband, runs a goat farm. This is her address."   Thanks, Mary! 






Beautiful Burger Buns
¾ to 1 cup lukewarm water
2 T butter
1 large egg
3-1/2 cups flour
¼ cup sugar
1-1/4 tsp salt
1 T instant yeast

Mix and knead all of the dough ingredients – by hand, mixer, or bread machine – to make a soft, smooth dough. Cover dough a let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in bulk. Gently deflate dough and divide into 8 pieces. Shape each piece into around 1-inch thick; flatten to about 3” across. Place buns on lightly greased baking sheet (or parchment), cover and let rise for about an hour, until very puffy. If desired, brush buns with melted butter. Or brush lightly with egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 T water), and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake in preheated 375 oven for 12-15 minutes, until golden.


24 comments:

  1. Karen, now I know I have to try this recipe. Your photos are great!!

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  2. Wow, those buns are truly beautiful!

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  3. Those are some beautiful pictures - makes me want to make these. I love King Arthur's stuff - I get their 00 Italian flour and their pasta blend. (and a monthly catalog filled with goodies that tempts me mightily) :)

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  4. I have been wanting to try these buns for a while now. They sure look good. Nice photos too.

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  5. I agree with you, Karen, this is a fantastic bun recipe. What a mouthwatering sandwich. I could go for that right now with my morning coffee.

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  6. OMG!!! i have to try makinh these!! they look great!! can i take a bite of your yummy sandwich? lol
    Thank you for sharing!!

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  7. Your buns look delicious! I'm still a bit intimidated to bake bread.

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  8. Oh Karen ~ these are still my favorite sandwich buns over all others.

    GMTA :D I just made a batch on Tuesday--- burgers and Moomies for us tonight.

    I always cut the sugar to 1 Tablespoon because I'm not wild about sweet sandwich buns, they still turn out great.

    Your photos are stellar (and I wish I was having pulled PORK instead of a burger tonight!!) YUM.

    xo ~m

    PS. Anyone leary about working with yeast doughs--- do MAKE these, they are EASY and you'll be proud of your success.

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  9. I keep hearing about these Moomie's buns. I think it's time I tried them, don't you?

    Those sandwiches look delicious, by the way.

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  10. I am always looking for new burger buns to make and these look fantastic!

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  11. I know...I know, I really should give these a try. Why don't I bake bread? They look fantastic

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  12. These are beautiful buns and I love pulled pork. delicious post!

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  13. Karen. these are wonderful buns. Yours look terrific. Moomie is a real person who, along with her husband, runs a goat farm. This is her address http://www.dillsalittlegoatfarm.com/recipes.htm I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  14. I can imagine these buns might be wonderful for pastrami.

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  15. I've had these bookmarked for some time to try-I'd better get with it as yours look fantastic Karen! I'm sure they are so much better than hamburger buns from the store.

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  16. Oh! I never made burger buns...yours look so good and soft, what a treat having homemade burger buns for your burger Karen :-)

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  17. I cannot find instant yeast. Seriously.

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  18. I've been seeing this around but after seeing your photos, I'll have to get busy and make them.

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  19. I was just planning to make homemade buns tonight for dinner and found a different recipe, but I think I'm going to switch to this one--KA is just a little more reliable than Allrecipes! ;) The pork sammie looks de-lish!

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  20. Hi,
    I've got my buns ready for the oven. I'm going to go look it up on the KA website, but your recipe doesn't tell an oven temperature or how long to bake them. They have risen beautifully and look great!

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  21. Thanks for visiting and commenting my blog & sorry for this late response.
    I cook bread but never tried cooking burger buns. Filling them with pork meat and mustard sounds a yummy idea!
    Will come back to check your archives better :)
    Warm Regards,
    Mizé

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  22. Now this looks easy. Will bookmark!

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  23. I make these all the time, aren't they fantatic?

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