Beautiful burger buns

[CaseT]

I had some leftover burger patties from our camp trip that I plan to cook tonight for dinner, but no buns. So I looked through my bun recipes and found one that I hadn't tried yet. Its King Arthur Flours "Beautiful Burger Buns".

Easy to put together and like most breads the proofing is the longest part.
I must say mine turned out more rustic looking! Of course I had to sample one for quality control. I have to say they may not look like the photo on King Arthur's website, but texture and taste are nice. I didn't have and sesame seeds to top them. These will make a fine bun for the burgers tonight.

 

[JeffG]

Buns look awesome, now I want to see the burgers you make with them.

 

[CaseT]

Buns look awesome, now I want to see the burgers you make with them.

Thank you!

Oh those are coming!

 

[JimK]

Buns look great! I'll be trying this for our next burger cook.

 

[Rich Dahl]

Buns look great Case. Looking forward to seeing the burgers.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Case, your choices of beverages back there look delightful, the buns look great and I’m certain your burgers will be equally amazing.
You are a talented man!

 

[Tim Campbell]

They look outstanding, Case.

 

[ChuckO]

I would say I like your buns, but that might sound funny

 

[JimK]

I would say I like your buns, but that might sound funny

No worse than saying his butt looks great...

 

[Clay Neubauer]

They look great, bet they smelled fantastic too. Your buns, I mean. Er, well, the hamburger buns....

 

[Brad Olson]

Easy to put together and like most breads the proofing is the longest part.

Based on the photo I have to ask you what "proofing" actually means...

 

[CaseT]

Based on the photo I have to ask you what "proofing" actually means...

There is lots of waiting to do when making bread

 

[BobJ]

Did you make these in the house oven? I just tried them on the Genesis as it's too hot to use the oven. Came out okay but didn't brown on top, which I guess is to be expected. Anyone know a way to brown the tops, in the grill? I'm going to toss these in the bagle toaster before use. The inside looks fine and they have a good sweet taste.

 

[Tim Campbell]

Hi Bob,

I had the opposite problem last week on my Genesis (although I was using a slightly different recipe than Case's). The tops browned nicely but the bottoms got a bit overdone. I brushed the tops with an egg-white wash before hitting the grill and they browned nicely. On my second go-round, I added parchment paper on top of the quarter sheet pan and this helped the bottoms a bit.

 

[Tim Campbell]

Fwiw, I used this site (before I saw Case's post). Sorry, Case, not trying to hijack the thread

 

[CaseT]

Did you make these in the house oven? I just tried them on the Genesis as it's too hot to use the oven. Came out okay but didn't brown on top, which I guess is to be expected. Anyone know a way to brown the tops, in the grill? I'm going to toss these in the bagle toaster before use. The inside looks fine and they have a good sweet taste.

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I used the oven. You could flip them when they are close to done. That would help brien them up in the bbq.

 

[CaseT]

Fwiw, I used this site (before I saw Case's post). Sorry, Case, not trying to hijack the thread

Yeah I’ve made these buns too. They are about the same. Egg wash is an important step and shouldn’t be skipped .

 

[BobJ]

Might try an egg wash, from what I see that adds color.

 

[JimK]

Might try an egg wash, from what I see that adds color.

I was going to ask if you used the egg wash (or butter). I think that helps get that golden brown color.

 

[Steve Madden]

Just wanted to say thanks to all for the inspiration! Made some up from the recipe in the YouTube video yesterday and they came out great. Note for any Bread / dough newbies like me - the dough is sticky - don’t add extra flour If you can help it.

Meatloaf sandwiches yesterday and first try at smash burgers tonight.