Soft Burger Buns (no sugar added)

Soft Burger Buns (no sugar added)
#burgerbuns #softbun

Ingredients
150 ML or about 2/3 cup of milk
150 ML about 2/3 cup of water
7 grams or about 2 1/4 tsp quick rise yeast
50 ml or about 3 tbsp of a neutral oil
1 egg white (keep the yolk)
1 tsp salt
550 grams or about 4 & 3/8 cups of flour
2 tsp of vegetable lard
(yolk of 1 egg and a splash of milk for egg wash)

Directions
add milk and water to a pot and warm it up slightly (just like you warm a baby's bottle) a touch more than room temp.

to a mixing bowl add the liquid, yeast, oil, egg white and lightly mix.

add the salt to the flour (whisk optional but always best) then add dry to wet and mix on low to incorporate- once incorporated add the vegetable lard and mix another min to incorporate and then speed up the process and mix on medium high for 2-3 mins

cover and let rest in warm spot for 1 hr until doubles in size.

meanwhile, grease your baking dish and prepare egg-wash mixture ( the remaining yolk of the egg earlier used and a splash of milk) be sure this is kept room temperature -
You can choose to egg wash before or after second rise but best to keep room temp egg wash because if you brush this on cold to your buns it can cause issues when rising or deflate your buns of brushed on after the rise.

when dough has risen, lightly flour your surface and roll the dough into a log to cut into size. this recipe makes 6 large burger buns or 8 regular size burger buns.

once cut, roll them in circular motions in the palm of your hands for a few seconds and then place in baking dish.

once done, egg wash them and cover with plastic wrap and cover and let sit in a warm spot for another 30-45 mins until double in size.

once the final rise is done, remove plastic wrap and bake in oven at 350 FH or about 177 celsius for around 30 mins (every oven is different, so please keep an eye on them) once light golden they are done-

remove and place on cooling rack for 10 mins-
then remove from baking dish and let cook another 5 before handling them.

Use them for any savoury meal , burgers, pulled porc, any kind of sandwich! it is absolutely the best classic bun recipe ever!

you can opt to grill the buns before using them- or eat them soft as is.

as for the rest of them, plastic wrap them or place them in a bread box- somewhere they would keep fresh for a few days- they also freeze well (wrap them individually) and remove from freezer as needed.

this is an inexpensive way to save money and not lack on flavour ! and control what is in your food

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