Sourdough Burger Buns

"Fantastic sourdough buns for sandwiches! I posted this recipe in the forums and Akillian made them and posted her picture. Don't they look awesome?"
 
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Ready In:
5hrs
Ingredients:
7
Serves:
8
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ingredients

  • 2 cups sourdough starter, proofed and active
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 12 cup milk, lukewarm
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour (up to half of flour could be whole wheat)
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directions

  • Stir together all ingredients except flour.
  • Add flour, mixing until it comes together enough to be turned out and kneaded.
  • Knead until dough is smooth and satiny (this can be done on a mixer or bread machine, if preferred).
  • At this point dough may be refrigerated up to 24 hours for a more flavorful bread. Bring dough back to room temperature before contiuing with shaping.
  • Let dough rest for 15 or 20 minutes and then roll it out to 1/2" thick.
  • Cut with a 4" round cutter.
  • Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk.
  • Bake at 350°F for 15 to 18 minutes.
  • Cool on wire rack.

Questions & Replies

  1. Rye? I exclusively use a rye starter, and that seems to be an issue with a lot of sourdough recipes. I'm not sure how to adjust the water in most recipes, or the flour in this one as rye does not have the same amount of gluten and therefore doesn't interact with water like an all purpose flour does. More or less flour? How much? Will these buns actually be light or will they be too heavy again? Rye breads tend to rise less, be chewy and denser. Will it work? How much of a difference will I see because of the rye vs all purpose?
     
  2. I'm not seeing yeast in the recipe. Is this why people are struggling with it?
     
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Reviews

  1. I'm not sure why it didn't work for others, but it worked great for me! I have a pretty well established starter though. I made the buns in the traditional way - pinch off some, fold it and put seam side down and swirl the bottom on an unfloured counter to seal the seam. I'll be making it again! The only tweak I made was to use coconut oil.
     
  2. These were the first buns I've ever made, and the first thing I made with my new starter. First, I had to add quite a bit more flour (about half a cup or so) as the dough was very sticky. My starter wasn't really thin, so guess I'd cut back on the starter next time or thicken my starter before using it again. Kneading was easy and the dough formed a nice, smooth mass quickly. I wasn't sure how long I was supposed to knead it, so I quit after the dough became smooth and satiny, as in the instructions. I was having fun though. :) The taste is good; the smell even more wonderful! However, the bun is more dense than I'd like. I used 50/50 all-purpose and wheat flours, so maybe that's why they came out denser (although fluffy inside) than I'd hoped. Still, they would make a nice sandwich/hamburger bun. I didn't spray the baking sheet, but the buns pried loose just fine with a spatula after they had cooled a bit. Think I would spray the sheet next time. Cut at 4" round, the buns are a bit too big for us, so next time, I'd also cut out the buns smaller, maybe 3". I'm going to try a few hot dog buns next time, too, and maybe a sub-type bun. With the added flour, I got 8 large buns and one mini loaf (about 2"x4").
     
  3. Fantastic recipe. Worked really well, lovely soft buns. I shaped by hand rather than cutting.I brushed with milk and sprinkled with sesame seeds before baking. I put them into my maxed out oven as I do with all sourdough and then turned down to 250C until ready. Very happy.
     
  4. I got progressively better results but the biggest change for me was to increase the baking temperature to 400 to 425 degrees from 350. Kept the recipe pretty well intact
     
  5. Fabulous recipe!! The rolls were a hit with my family. Rolled out the scraps, spread with melted butter, sugar, and cinammon, rolled up, sliced, let rise and baked!! YUMMY Cinnamon Rolls!!!
     
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