Basic Burger Buns

Name: Basic Burger Buns
Yield: Makes 10 buns
Ingredients: Poppy seeds, sesame seeds, wheat bran, flax seeds, or any combination; Poppy seeds, sesame seeds, wheat bran, flax seeds, or any combination; Poppy seeds, sesame seeds, wheat bran, flax seeds, or any combination; 2½ teaspoons salt; ½ cup (45 g) oat flour; Egg wash: 1 beaten egg plus 1 tablespoon whole milk, or 2 tablespoons soy milk plus ½ teaspoon cornstarch; Egg wash: 1 beaten egg plus 1 tablespoon whole milk, or 2 tablespoons soy milk plus ½ teaspoon cornstarch; Egg wash: 1 beaten egg plus 1 tablespoon whole milk, or 2 tablespoons soy milk plus ½ teaspoon cornstarch; Egg wash: 1 beaten egg plus 1 tablespoon whole milk, or 2 tablespoons soy milk plus ½ teaspoon cornstarch; Poppy seeds, sesame seeds, wheat bran, flax seeds, or any combination; Egg wash: 1 beaten egg plus 1 tablespoon whole milk, or 2 tablespoons soy milk plus ½ teaspoon cornstarch; 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup; 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup; 1 cup (240 ml) warm milk or rice milk (110°F to 115°F/43–46°C); ½ cup (120 ml) warm water (110°F to 115°F/43–46°C); 1½ to 2½ cups (180–300 g) all-purpose flour; 1 cup (113 g) whole wheat flour; 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast (1 package); ¼ cup (60 ml) olive oil, plus more for the dough bowl; 1 cup (240 ml) warm milk or rice milk (110°F to 115°F/43–46°C)

Preparation info

Makes
10
buns

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Veggie Burgers Every Which Way

By Lukas Volger

Published 2021

About

Here’s a simple recipe for homemade hamburger buns, one where nondairy milk works beautifully. They’re rich and moist and good enough to serve as dinner rolls. But as buns for veggie burgers, they’re best toasted before assembling. Feel free to use only all-purpose flour here, or another flour for the oat flour.

Ingredients

1 cup (240 ml) warm milk or rice milk (110°F to 115°F/43–46°C)
½ cup (

Dinner
Vegetarian
Bread

Method

In a small bowl, stir together the milk, water, and honey. Whisk in the yeast and let stand for about 5 minutes, until the yeast begins to foam. Whisk in the oil.
In a large bowl, whisk 1 cup (120 g) of the all-purpose flour with the whole wheat flour, oat flour, and salt, then stir in the yeast mixture.
To mix by hand, stir with a wooden spoon until