These Homemade Hamburger Buns are incredibly fast, easy and delicious!  In less than an hour, you can have soft and fluffy hamburger buns without going to the store.  Make this 40 minute hamburger bun recipe for your next cookout! (2024)

FAQs

What is the secret of soft buns? ›

Don't over flour the dough. Knead for 5-6 minutes until the dough is soft and smooth. Let the dough rise in a warm spot until doubled, about an hour or so. (I usually let the dough rise right in the mixing bowl, but you can transfer to a lightly greased bowl and cover.)

Bun. Ingredients: EITHER:Allergen Ingredient: WHEAT Flour (contains Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamine), Water, Sugar, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Yeast, Allergen Ingredient: WHEAT Fibre, Emulsifier (Mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid).

An ordinary bun makes it easy to hold a juicy burger, but the bread doesn't add much in the way of nutrition. Most burger buns, including enriched white and whole wheat, average 20 to 25 grams of carbohydrates per serving. All those carbs come with at least 1 gram of fat and more than 200 milligrams of salt.

According to McDonald's, these are the key changes in store for customers. The biggest and most noticeable difference is the burger buns. The old (rather sad-looking, let's admit it) bun is being replaced with a new brioche bun, which is much more in line with what you'd get in any restaurant these days.

Add Sugar

Adding sugar weakens the gluten structure, absorbs water, and eventually makes the bread lighter and softer. As a result, sugar improves the bread's taste, structure and texture. Yeast also eats up sugar to produce carbon dioxide, which raises the dough and makes bread fluffy.

Ever wondered, "How do bakeries make bread so soft?" The answer lies in their techniques and special ingredients: Consistency: Bakeries often use machines to ensure consistent kneading and proofing times. This consistency is key to producing the same soft texture batch after batch.

Every one of our McDonald's burgers is made with 100% pure beef and cooked and prepared with salt, pepper and nothing else—no fillers, no additives, no preservatives. We use the trimmings of cuts like the chuck, round and sirloin for our burgers, which are ground and formed into our hamburger patties.

Though we don't serve 'bunless burger' per se, you can simply order a burger without the bun - just ask your server when ordering and they'll take care of it.

The idea is simple, you bake a few beef patties (or why not use minced chicken, turkey, or lamb for a change), and serve delicious and healthy toppings in separate bowls. Then the fun begins: everyone tops his or her burger with a mix of ingredients to build a unique and tasty creation.

The bun is white bread, just like you can buy at the grocery store.

What are the unhealthiest hamburger buns? ›

Worst: King's Hawaiian Pretzel Hamburger Buns

King's Hawaiian Pretzel Hamburger Buns are a trifecta of hamburger bun blunders. With too much sodium, added sugars, and less than 1 gram of fiber, these buns are better left on the shelf.

Try basting your buns for moisture and flavor.

"Using melted butter with just a 1/2 teaspoon each of garlic powder, chili powder, or cumin can totally transform a boring bun."

Who wants a WcDonald's? The restaurant chain will temporarily change its name to resemble how it appears in anime series, which flip the 'M' for copyright reasons, but the logo remains unmistakable.

Foodies will no doubt be most disappointed to see the popular Hat Trick Burger leave the fast food giant's offering. The burger holds three beef patties, two slices of cheese, grilled onions, mustard and ketchup all in a glazed sesame seed bun.

New McDonald's 2024 menu items

And also joining the party is Munchies Cookie Dough McFlurry, which has been created with soft dairy ice cream that's swirled with chocolate-coated Munchies biscuit pieces and finished with a caramel cookie dough sauce. Ok, now onto the returning burgers.

The magic of an egg

Adding egg white will make the dough more stable as it rises, less likely to collapse, giving you buns that feel more soft and bouncy. So add egg to your mix for a natural bun dough improver and emulsifier.

Milk powder.

Instant milk powder makes bread dough super soft and fluffy and also helps to give it a good rise. It also contributes to the dough staying nice and soft after baking for a little longer than a recipe that does not use milk powder.

What's the best way to make my home-made buns feel soft? Use milk instead of water. Adding butter or oil to the dough will also soften it.

Burger buns should first be placed on a microwave-safe dish and covered with a damp paper towel to soften them. 10-second intervals in the microwave until warm and pliable. Eat them right away to avoid them becoming bad again. Place the buns on a platter that can be heated in the microwave.