https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/beautiful-burger-buns-recipe
Note: I do not add the sugar, I don’t think its necessary and the results are still great.
Ingredients
Buns
- 3/4 to 1 cup (170g to 227g) lukewarm water*
- 2 tablespoons (28g) butter, at room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 3 1/2 cups (418g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1/4 cup (50g) sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
*For best results (a smooth, slightly soft dough), use the smaller amount of water in summer (or in a humid environment), the greater amount in winter (or in a dry climate); and something in between the rest of the time.
- Mix and knead all of the dough ingredients — by hand, mixer, or bread machine — to make a soft, smooth dough.
- Cover the dough, and let it rise for 1 to 2 hours, or until it’s nearly doubled in bulk.
- Gently deflate the dough, and divide it into 8 pieces. Shape each piece into a round ball; flatten to about 3″ across. Place the buns on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet, cover, and let rise for about an hour, until noticeably puffy.
- Brush the buns with about half of the melted butter.
- Bake the buns in a preheated 375°F oven for 15 to 18 minutes, until golden. Remove them from the oven, and brush with the remaining melted butter. This will give the buns a satiny, buttery crust.
- Cool the buns on a rack.
