RECIPE UPDATED 2/8/2025. Changes include using milk and water instead of all water and baking times for 6 rolls.

When I have a burger, I don’t want it to be all bun, I like to load up the fillings. I love those flat, round buns that you can sometimes get from the supermarkets, but most often from chain bakeries such as Baker’s Delight. But, I’ve always wanted to make them myself. So, I did!
These are super soft inside and lovely and crusty on the outside. And, made at a fraction of the cost, with ordinary ingredients and no additives.

They make the best steak burgers!

ThermoGourmand

Flat Hamburger Buns

Light and fluffy inside with a nice crunchy crust, these buns are perfect for burgers.

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Course: Bread

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 200 g water
• 125 g whole milk
• 2 tsp dried yeast
• 2 tsp honey
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 600 g bread flour
• 2 tsp bread improver optional
• 2 tsp salt

Method

 

1. Add water, milk, yeast (avoid blades) andhoney to TM bowl.
2. Warm 3 minutes/37/sp 2.
3. Add bread flour, salt and bread improver, if using and choose Dough/6 min.
4. Remove to a greased glass bowl.
5. Allow to rise in a warm spot until doubled. (See Notes)
6. Tip out on to bench and shape into a log.
7. Cut into 6 or 8 even sized pieces and roll into balls.
8. Place onto a large baking tray, allowing room for spreading and cover with a silicone mat or baking paper.
9. Press each ball down gently, Place a heavy baking tray the same size on top with some baking paper in between.
10. Cover with a towel or large cloth and allow to rise for an hour in a warm spot.
11. Preheat oven to 200C.
12. Bake with tray on top for 15 minutes.
13. Remove the top tray and bake for a further 10 minutes for 8 buns and 15 for 6.
14. Tap to check that they are cooked. They should sound hollow.
15. Allow to cool on a wire rack.

Notes

Proving your dough
If your kitchen is cold, there are a number of ways to prove your dough.
1. Place a mug half filled with water into the microwave. Heat 4 minutes on high. Remove and place dough in microwave to use residual warmth.
2. It it's a sunny day and your car is outside, pop the dough in the car.
I sometimes make 6 small rolls and use the remaining dough to make scrolls.

This is how I baked them with Vegemite and cheese scrolls on top.

Out of the oven