Homemade Hamburger Buns

With Father's Day behind up, it's time to gear up into full summer swing. With the price of gas, we'll be hanging around the house just a little bit more. O.K. maybe alot more. Whiskeytown Lake may be only 10 miles away but the beach is 20. That use to be not so bad but with gas at $4.57 a gallon, that round trip to the lake is 40 miles. My hubby also takes the car a few days a week so I'm left with the deisel truck . I don't think so!



But with the dog days of summer upon us and temperatures soaring over the 100's, it's hanging out by the pool for us.

I don't have to tell you about the price of everything going up. Just at Costco the other day, I saw my favorite bread, Milton's Multi Grain. I'll give ya that the loaves were huge, BUT, It was over $8.oo for 2 loaves. OUCH!

I was reading one of my favorite blogs the other day, and I saw Marye had a recipe for homemade hamburger buns! Here again, if I buy the buns I like, were talking over $3 bucks. Oh sure, at Winco I can get them for what, 69 cents? But my hamburger doesn't fit right and I don't really care for those cheep buns.



I had everything I needed on hand. Except my yeast wasn't instant. O-well, use what you got! I had regular yeast and it was fine. I made 12 buns for practically nothing. 3 of them I put sesame seeds on, 3 has course sea salt, and 6 were left plain.



The hubby requested BBQ chicken sandwiches for Father's Day.

And for lunch the next day? Roast beef sandwiches.

These were ready in less then an hour. I used my KA mixer and it took less then 10 minutes for it to come together. I even let the machine do the kneading. So simple!

Homemade beats store bought any day!

Home made Hamburger Buns

1 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup unsalted butter
4 1/2 cups flour (unbleached, whole wheat, or a mix)I used all purpose
1 package instant yeast (I used regular)
1 tablespoons honey
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Dry onion soup mix if you want an onion roll
1 egg, room temperature

Heat the milk, water, honey and butter until butter is melted. Let cool to 120F. Carefully beat in egg.

Mix 2 cups of the flour, yeast, and salt. (and onion soup mix is your using it)

Mix into the flour mixture.

Stir in the rest of the flour, 1/2 cup at a time. Beat well after each addition.

When the dough pulls together, turn it out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. This should take about 5 minutes.(I let the KA do the work)

Divide dough into 12 equal pieces. Shape into smooth balls, flatten slightly, and place on a silpat covered baking sheet.

Brush with an egg wash and sprinkle with poppy seeds, sea salt, or whatever fancies you!

Let rise for 30 to 35 minutes. When buns have almost doubled bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.

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