If you are a novice to bread baking, this is the recipe for you. Baking with all-purpose flour is as easy as a breeze. Yeast can be moody, however, if you learn to handle it you get wonderful results.

I have baked these buns for a neighbour and friend who somehow likes her bread more if it has the traditional texture and colour. 

Earlier, I had baked a loaf with refined flour. You can find the recipe here.

Another recipe you must try is whole wheat pull-apart dinner rolls.

Easy Burger Buns

Anytime burger buns which can be made into a burger or can be had with butter or jam.

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Prep Time 1 hr 45 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 2 hrs 30 mins

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine American, Indian

Servings 8 buns

Ingredients

  

• 400 g All purpose flour
• 1.25 cup + 2-3 tbsp Water
• 20 g Milk powder
• 1 tsp Instant yeast
• 1 tbsp Jaggery or brown sugar
• 1.5 tsp Pink salt
• 1/4 cup Any oil or butter
• 1 tbsp Milk for milk wash
• 1 tsp Black and white sesame seeds for garnish
• 1 tsp Melted butter to apply after baking.

Instructions

 

• Take 1/4 cup of lukewarm water and add jaggery powder to it. Mix it and add yeast. Mix thoroughly and keep it aside to bubble.
• In a big bowl, take flour and add salt, milk powder. Mix it with a spatula.
• Add bubbled yeast mixture and start making dough by adding water gradually. You may need a little lesser or more water. Don't add the entire quantity in one go.
• When the dough comes together, smear it with oil. Shift the dough on the counter and start kneading it gently. The process takes 6-8 minutes. The dough will bounce back on poking when ready. You can do the windowpane test as well.
• Keep the dough for the first proofing in a big bowl, smeared with oil. Applying oil on the dough prevents it from drying. Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel.
• Wait until the dough doubles in size. Mine took about an hour.
• Grease a baking tray with oil or line it with parchment paper.
• Punch the dough and divide into 8 equal parts.
• Shape the dough into balls.
• Place then on the parchment paper-lined tray at a distance. Flatten them with your fingers.
• Cover the tray with a kitchen towel and keep for the second proofing which will take 20-25 minutes. Proofing time may vary depending upon the weather at your place.
• Meanwhile preheat the oven at 190 C for 10 minutes.
• Brush the buns with milk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake the buns for 20-25 minutes or until the tops have browned nicely.
• Apply butter and cool them on a wire rack. Serve the way you like.
  

Notes

Add water gradually.

You can use half milk, half water to knead the dough and skip milk powder.

Baking time may vary.