# Homemade burger buns

A recipe for making soft and fluffy burger buns from scratch.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 102 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup warm water
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp active dry yeast
- 3.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 0.25 cup neutral oil
- egg wash
- sesame seeds

## Instructions

1. Combine warm water, sugar, and active dry yeast.
2. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes until a layer of foam forms.
3. In a mixing bowl, add all-purpose flour, salt, egg, oil, and the yeast mixture.
4. Knead with a dough hook for about 5 minutes.
5. Knead by hand for a couple more minutes until the dough is smooth.
6. Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover for 1 hour to rise.
7. After 1 hour, punch the air out of the dough onto a clean surface.
8. Cut the dough into eight equal pieces.
9. Take each piece, flatten it out, fold the edges in, and pinch the bottom to seal.
10. Roll each piece into a smooth dough ball.
11. Place the dough balls on a baking sheet.
12. Press the dough balls down slightly.
13. Cover the dough balls and let them rest for another 30 minutes.
14. After 30 minutes, apply an egg wash to the buns.
15. Add sesame seeds to half of the buns.
16. Bake in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 12 minutes.

## Equipment

- mixing bowl
- dough hook
- greased bowl
- baking sheet
- oven

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS9aNb4Eu/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0a9e08fc-1bd7-4f20-b60c-c4ff5b44480e
- Extracted: 2026-05-01

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