Whole Wheat Hamburger and Hot Dog Buns (Bread Machine)

"This is from Bread Machine Magic. The best bun we ever had. When barbecuing, I usually divide the dough in half and make 4 burger buns and 6 hot dog buns."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 5mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
12 buns
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Place all ingredients in bread pan, select Dough setting, and press Start. (Vital Wheat Gluten is optional but the bread will rise higher with it.).
  • When dough has risen enough, the machine will beep. Remove bread pan, and turn out dough onto a floured countertop. Gently roll and shape the dough into a 12-inch rope.
  • With a sharp knife, divide dough into 8 pieces for hamburger buns or 12 pieces for hot dog buns.
  • Grease a baking sheet. Roll pieces of dough into balls and flatten for hamburger buns or shape into 6-inch rolls for hot dog buns. Place on prepared baking sheet. Cover and let rise in warm oven 10 to 15 minutes until almost doubled.
  • Preheat oven to 400°F Bake 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown (be careful mine cook pretty fast). Remove from oven and cool on racks. When ready to use, split buns horizontally. These will keep in plastic bag in the freezer for 3 to 4 weeks.

Questions & Replies

  1. The dough was overly sticky, wet, and tacky. I used butter instead of shortening, let it cool, then poured it in with the water and egg. Was my mistake in using melted butter? Or was it because I used fresh yeast and it needed active dry yeast?
     
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Reviews

  1. Excellent recipe! I used 3 cups whole wheat flower and omitted the all purpose flower. They turn out perfect every time!
     
  2. I used this bun recipe to make hot dog kolaches. They turned out wonderful. The buns were very soft and flavorful. Please see the picture of my kolaches in the Photo section. I made the dough in a stand mixer instead of a bread machine. The directions for my variation are below. Note that the recipe makes 8 very large buns or 12 regular sized buns.<br/><br/>Dry 8 jumbo hot dogs or 12 regular size hot dogs with a paper towel. I used turkey dogs to cut the fat. Warm the water to 105 to 110 degrees F. Add 1/4 cup of the warm water, 2 teaspoons of the sugar, and the yeast into the work bowl of the mixer. Allow to sit a few minutes to proof. Add the rest of the ingredients as in the original recipe and knead with a dough hook for 7 to 8 minutes. I added 1/4 cup additional flour because the dough was too sticky. Cover with a damp towel and allow to rise for about 45 minutes. Cut the dough into 8 pieces if using jumbo dogs or 12 pieces if using regular size dogs, and flatten each piece into a rectange about the length of the hot dogs. Roll the dough around the hot dog and pinch the seam well to close. You can use the hot dog like a rolling pin :o). Place kolache on a baking sheet seam side down. Continue to make 8 or 12 kolaches. Cover with a damp towel and allow to rise about 30 minutes. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 400 degrees F. Enjoy!
     
  3. We Love LOVED Them:) Thank you for the Recipe. I did add 1 Table spoon of Flax Seed to it other than that I followed the recipe step by step Thank you so Much :)
     
  4. Happy with the result using dough cycle w/ rise in my bread machine. I did cut the rise short as they were ready to go. Used the gluten as suggested and buttered the tops when they came out for a soft top.
     
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  5. This recipe is amazing. I have been using it for over a year now with the following healthier alternatives; Use 3 cups of whole wheat flower & omit the white flour; replace the 1/4 cup of sugar & shortening for 1/4 cup each of honey & olive oil. My picky children love it! We use it for cinnamon rolls, pizza dough & dinner rolls!
     
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Tweaks

  1. I substituted butter for shortening, only used 2 TBSP of sugar, and used half milk. Also used equal amounts white and whole wheat flour.
     
  2. I followed the recipes except I did 2 table spoon olive oil 2 table spoon honey in my bread machine let it rise when the dough cycle was done i took it out shaped it let it rise for another 20 minutes , than baked it at 375 for 12 to 13 minutes . I didn’t taste it but I just cut one in half and it’s awsome ...
     
  3. I made a couple of modifications to the recipe and this came out tasting fantastic and the texture is almost like all white flour! I used 2 cups King Arthur White Whole Wheat (which has the same nutritional values of regular whole wheat) and one cup of BREAD flour instead of the unbleached all purpose flour. To cut back a bit on the sugar I used 1/8 cup white sugar and 1/8 cup of Swerve sweetener (which is mostly erythritol and therefore non-glycemic). I also used the tablespoon of gluten which was optional. These rolls are INCREDIBLE!!!!
     
  4. This recipe is amazing. I have been using it for over a year now with the following healthier alternatives; Use 3 cups of whole wheat flower and omit the white flour; replace the 1/4 cup of sugar and shortening for 1/4 cup each of honey and olive oil. My picky children love it! We use it for cinnamon rolls, pizza dough and dinner rolls!
     
  5. What an easy and useful recipe! I had to substitute butter for the shortening and added 1/2 teaspoon of yeast to compensate for the fat level. WONDERFUL results. I made 12 hamburger buns from the dough and what an easy dough to work with. Making them again tonight, but trying EVOO and added a couple tblsp of honey for extra sweetness. THANK YOU!!! Add me to the "Never Buying Buns Again" list!!
     

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