How to Make Sourdough Hamburger Buns (Step by Step Guide)

These quick and easy sourdough hamburger buns are perfect for the barbecue. Whip up these sourdough buns and they're ready to eat within hours, waiting to be loaded with delicious grilled meats and veggies. Here is a step-by-step guide to help you out.

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Ingredients

• 3 glasses flour
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup the beginning of sourdough
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 spoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 spoon sesame seeds

Necessary equipment

• Food grade
• Stand the mixer with a dough hook
• Kitchen towel
• Plastic cover
• Cooking sheet
• Parchment paper
• Silicone pastry brush
• Wire cooling rack

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the whole wheat flour, all-purpose water, water, active sourdough starter, honey, and salt.
2. Mix the dough on low speed.
3. Switch to the dough hook attachment and mix on medium speed for 5 minutes, or until the dough begins to firm up and stick to the dough hook. The dough should be firm, but it shouldn't completely leave the bottom of the bowl while mixing and it should look rough. If the dough is not moderately soft, add a little extra water, one at a time, and mix.
4. Cover the dough and let it rest for 10 minutes.
5. Turn on the dough hook and carefully add the butter.
6. Then put the dough in a large bowl and cover it with a cloth, placing it in a warm place for 30 minutes.
7. Perform the first set of stretches and folds.
8. Then let the dough rest for another 30 minutes.
9. Do another set of stretches and folds.
10. Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
11. Do a third set of stretching and folding, then let the dough rest for an hour and 30 minutes.
12. Divide the dough into 8 equal parts.
13. Form each piece into a bun. Pull the edges of the dough into the center and form a rounded top, and then turn them over and place them seam side down on a baking sheet.
14. Use your palm to carefully flatten each dough ball
15. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and let the dough rise until it doubles in size.
16. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
17. Brush each bun with egg white and sprinkled sesame seeds.
18. Bake these hamburger buns for 22 minutes, or until shiny and hollow.
19. Cool these buns on a wire rack.

• Author: Natasha Krajnc
• Cooking time: 22 min
• Category: bread
• Kitchen: US

What's so good about sourdough burger buns?

These sourdough buns are soft and fluffy, accompanied by a golden crust and a unique but appreciated sour dough taste. These buns are perfect for juicy burgers, making them a great substitute for regular hamburger buns. And here I recommend a recipe if you are looking for low carb keto batches.

How to make sourdough hamburger buns

These homemade plush hamburger buns are super fun to make, bursting with a wonderful sourdough flavor with the perfect bun texture. This recipe is especially great for sourdough lovers, offering opportunities to expand their options in sourdough baking recipes.

Ingredients

You only need a few ingredients that you can find in your pantry.

• 3 cups of flour – for these homemade burger buns, we use a combination of whole wheat flour and all purpose flour. But if you want, you can use bread flour
• 1/4 cup of water – Tap water is good, as long as it is not chlorinated
• 1 cup sourdough starter – use it 100% hydration starter that has recently fed and bubble
• 1 spoon of honey – this ingredient will help sweeten the dough slightly
• 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter – this helps to enrich and soften the dough, you want it to come to room temperature
• 1 spoon of salt – to taste
• 3/4 cup milk – and melted butter to wash the buns
• 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds – you can use sesame seeds, dried onions or any bagel seasoning

Necessary equipment

Here are the tools needed to make this sourdough burger recipe:

• Food grade
• Stand the mixer with a dough hook
• Kitchen towel
• Plastic cover
• Cooking sheet
• Parchment paper
• Silicone pastry brush
• Wire cooling rack

GUIDELINES

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the whole wheat flour, all-purpose water, water, active sourdough starter, honey, and salt.
2. Mix the dough on low speed.
3. Switch to the dough hook attachment and mix on medium speed for 5 minutes, or until the dough begins to firm up and stick to the dough hook. The dough should be firm, but it shouldn't completely leave the bottom of the bowl while mixing and it should look rough. If the dough is not moderately soft, add a little extra water, one at a time, and mix.
4. Cover the dough and let it rest for 10 minutes.
5. Turn on the dough hook and carefully add the butter.
6. Then put the dough in a large bowl and cover it with a cloth, placing it in a warm place for 30 minutes.
7. Perform the first set of stretches and folds.
8. Then let the dough rest for another 30 minutes.
9. Do another set of stretches and folds.
10. Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
11. Do a third set of stretching and folding, then let the dough rest for an hour and 30 minutes.
12. Divide the dough into 8 equal parts.
13. Form each piece into a bun. Pull the edges of the dough into the center and form a rounded top, and then turn them over and place them seam side down on a baking sheet.
14. Use your palm to carefully flatten each dough ball
15. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and let the dough rise until it doubles in size.
16. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
17. Brush each bun with egg white and sprinkled sesame seeds.
18. Bake these hamburger buns for 22 minutes, or until shiny and hollow.
19. Cool these buns on a wire rack.

Tips for the best hamburger buns

• Leave the buns full proof and double to achieve a super smooth texture.
• When placing the hamburger buns on a baking sheet, make sure there is enough space between the buns, but close enough that they will touch when fully insulated and puffed up. This will ensure that they retain their shape during baking.
• Brush the buns with milk before baking, to give them a wonderful color.
• Do not overbake them as the crust will turn out dark and crusty.
• We brush them with butter as soon as we take them out of the oven to preserve their softness.

Sourdough Hamburger Buns Timeline

• If your starter needs food, remember to do so the night before or early in the morning of the day you plan to make your dough.
• If you want to make your dough the same day you want to bake, then mix the dough ingredients in the morning, which means your starter needs to be fed and active the night before. Allow the dough to ferment at room temperature. By late afternoon the buns should be ready to bake.
• If you prefer to make the dough the day before baking, mix the dough ingredients in the afternoon, let it ferment on the kitchen counter during the day, and refrigerate the dough overnight.
• The dough can be refrigerated for up to 2 days
• In the morning, take the dough out of the fridge and shape the buns, leaving them aside to rise. The rise may take longer as the dough is cold.

What to serve with sourdough hamburger buns

You can serve these sourdough burger buns with anything you like, whether it's meat-based toppings, or veggie burger patties with your favorite burger toppings.

You can also use these hamburger buns for:

Want larger sizes? You can also make larger batches of these by dividing the dough into 6 larger balls.

How to store hamburger buns

These moist hamburger buns are very easy to make, although sometimes you may find that you have some left over.

These sourdough rolls can be frozen. Just put them in a freezer bag and freeze.

(Another sourdough roll recipe in mine pumpkin dough rolls blog post, btw)

Once you're ready to eat them (for example, using them for these amazing Spanish slider), melt at room temperature or in the microwave for a few seconds. This will tenderize them before you fry the insides and add your chosen filling.

For more on sourdough storageclick on our post!

Fantastic hamburgers using sourdough!

Creating a variety of baked goods from a simple sourdough recipe is what keeps budding bakers excited. Especially if you want that dough flavor in your everyday meals.

If its sweet cinnamon rolls, delicious hot dog buns, wild garlic sourdoughor delicious sourdough muffinsall worth the effort as they produce the most fantastic and delicious result!

If you want to level up this sourdough burger recipe, why not add whole grains? Look at mine wheat sourdough buns!

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