Quick Hamburger Buns

Quick Hamburger Buns are soft tender buns. They can be used for your favorite hamburgers, or add other meats to make your favorite sandwich.

Homemade buns are so much better than anything you can buy in the store. This recipe is pretty easy and doesn’t take much time at all.

I grew up in a house where my mother baked fresh bread every other week. We had homemade bread with every meal. I started making bread in my teens and fell in love with it. It is one of my favorite things I love to make. There is nothing better than the smell of baking bread.

Helpful Tips

• Check the date on your yeast, for best results use yeast that is not expired.
• When adding the flour add it gradually. Too much flour will make the bread dry.
• Check the temperature of the milk/water. Too hot of liquid can kill the yeast.
• To help the dough rise, add warm water to your kitchen sink and set the bowl in it. This helps especially if the room is cool.
• To form the perfect round bun, fold the edges of the ball under, until you have a round ball. Place the ball on the prepared baking sheet and flatten the ball with your hand.
• The buns can be stored on the counter.
• The buns can be frozen for up to 3 months. Place them in an airtight container for freezing.

Ingredients you will need to make these hamburger buns

• Flour – Use all-purpose flour for a more tender bun. Bread flour has more protein which will produce a chewy bun. The two flours are interchangeable. For this recipe, I use all-purpose flour.
• Yeast – Use a quick-rise yeast to cut the time for the dough to rise.
• Sugar -Granulated sugar is used.
• Salt– Table salt works fine for this recipe. It adds flavor to the bread. If not added the buns will taste flat.
• Water
• Milk – The water and the milk are combined and heated to about 120 degrees F.
• Olive oil – The oil will make the bread tender. Vegetable oil or butter can be used in its place. The flavor of the bread may be slightly different if changing out of the olive oil, but it will be a subtle one.

Steps for making hamburger buns

Steps one, two, and three

In a large bowl combine 2 cups of flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Combine the milk and water and heat to 120 degrees F. Add the heated milk/water and olive oil to the flour mixture and mix together.

Steps four, five, and six

Add the egg to the batter and mix in. Gradually add the remaining flour one cup at a time, until the dough is slightly sticky to the touch. Grease the bottom of the bowl.

Steps seven, eight, and nine

The dough is turned once in the bowl to coat both sides with the shortening. Let the dough rise for 30 minutes or double in size. Grease the baking sheets for the buns.

Steps ten and eleven

Once the dough is doubled form the dough into twelve buns. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Let them rest for 15 minutes. Bake in a preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

More recommended bread recipes

• Honey Glazed Dinner Rolls
• Blueberry Stuffed Buns
• Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal Buns
• Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls

If you make these quick hamburger buns, I would love to hear about it! Please leave me a comment and a rating.

Quick Hamburger Buns

Quick Hamburger Buns are soft tender buns. They can be used for your favorite hamburgers, or add other meats to make your favorite sandwich.

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Quick Hamburger Buns, Hamburger Buns

Prep Time: 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 buns

Calories: 326kcal

Author: Dawn

Ingredients

• 5 1/2 to 6 cups of flour
• 2 packages of yeast or 4 1/2 teaspoons
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 egg

Instructions

• In a large bowl combine 2 cups of flour, yeast, sugar, and salt.
• In a microwave bowl combine the milk and water and heat until warm (about 120 degrees F). Add the warm milk mixture and the olive oil to the flour mixture, stir with a wooden spoon until well blended.
• Add the egg and blend in.
• Gradually add the rest of the flour one cup at a time, mixing by hand. Continue to knead the bread until enough flour is worked in so the dough is just slightly sticky to your touch and the dough is smooth.
• Grease the bottom of the bowl and turn to coat both sides.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place (I like to put a little warm water in my kitchen sink and then set the bowl in the water to help it rise faster) for 30 minutes or until double.
• Once the dough is double in size form into buns and place on greased baking sheet.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Let the buns rest for 15 minutes and place in preheat oven. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and brush with butter. (optional)

Notes

1. Check the date on the yeast, for best results use yeast that is not expired. 
2. Add the flour gradually, adding too much flour can make your buns dry. 
3. Too hot of liquid can kill the yeast. Milk/water temperature should be around 120 degrees F.
4. The bread can be stored on the counter. To keep it fresher longer store it in the refrigerator. 
5. Bread freezes well, place in an airtight container, and freeze for up to three months.

 

Nutrition information is an estimate and may vary with the brands of ingredients used.

Nutrition

Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 61.7g | Protein: 12.9g | Fat: 4.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.8g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 4870mg | Potassium: 404mg | Fiber: 4.9g | Sugar: 17.3g | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 5mg

This recipe was originally published on March 2, 2015. It has been updated with new content and pictures on March 21, 2024.