Hamburger buns

I've been enjoying juicy hamburgers of late and i want to now make some hamburger buns.

I like the Food wishes videos and will follow Chef John's recipe:

Here are the ingredients from his web page:
https://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2013/07/homemade-hamburger-buns-oh-my-god-becky.html

Ingredients for 8 large hamburger buns:

1 package (2 1/2 tsp) dry active yeast (I used Fleischmann's “RapidRise” Yeast)

1 cup very warm water

1 large egg

3 tablespoons butter

3 tablespoons sugar

1 1/4 teaspoons salt

1 pound all-purpose flour (about 3 1/2 cups)
Note: add a 1/2 cup of the flour to the yeast and water, and then the remainder before kneading
 

for the tops:

1 egg beaten with 1 tbsp milk

sesame seeds

*bake at 375 degrees F. for 15-17 minutes

After mixing with stand mixer, the dough was a bit firm . I let it rise for an hour and it doubled in size. Cut into8 then on tray to rise for an hour

 After an hour a good rise. I'd left them in the oven (off) to do the rising, out of the sun. I put milk on for wash and then sesame, I thought egg was a bit OTT.

After 15 min I turned for 2 minutes and the result looks good

I'd a beef burger pattie in the freezer which i trhawed, 3 min one side then 2 on other, I put processed cheese on top to melt once I'd dome the fist side

I put frying pan lid on to allow for heat to stay in to melt the cheese

2 potatoes in air fryer, coleslaw, potato salad and the burger. Mayonaisse buttered to both sides of bun, lettuce under, pattie with cheese , onion, gherkins and tomatoes. A big meal

 The bun was great. A good size for the burger, and tasted nice and fresh. I've put the other 7 in the freezer for later meals. 

28th May 2020- Another recipe to try

I'm trying out a macdonalds type one, looks softer. 4 eggs. Solighter I presume

Here is link to recipe

Hamburger Buns  (yields 12)

• Measured        Weight          Grams         Ingredients
• ¾ cup                  0.38 lb.            180 g.         Water (room temp.)
• 2 tsp.                   0.02 lb.                 8 g.         Instant Yeast
• ¾ cup                  0.38 lb.            180 g.         Whole Milk (room temp.)
• ¼ cup                  0.15 lb.              70 g.         Canola Oil (or vegetable)
• 4 each                  4 each            227 g.         Eggs (large, room temp.)
• ¼ cup                  0.12 lb.              55 g.         Granulated Sugar
• 5-¾ cups             1.73 lb.            800 g.         Bread Flour (King Arthur)
• 2-½ tsp.               0.04 lb.              18 g.         Sea Salt (fine)
• ¼ cup Natural Sesame Seeds for Topping the Buns

A very sticky dough, I used the blades to mix it.