Sesame Seed Bun Burger is ALL American

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Nothing is more all-American than a Sesame Seed Bun Burger. Making your own buns is easy with no chemicals versus most grocery store bread.

Prep Time3 30

Cook Time20

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 265kcal

Gently spoon flour into a cup, then sweep off any excess and add to the mixer bowl along with the salt, and yeast. Then mix wet ingredients together and pour slowly into the bowl while it is kneading.
You can mix by hand or a stand mixer with a dough hook — knead until it becomes a soft dough to become a smooth ball and there is no sticky dough going on.
Cover the mixer bowl with plastic wrap then if you have any shower caps place one on top. Let the dough rise until it's nearly doubled in bulk, about 1 to 2 hours.
To shape the buns, deflate and divide dough into eight equal pieces and roll them into tight balls.
Flatten each dough ball with the palm of your hand until it's about 3 inches wide.
Place the buns on a lightly greased or parchment paper baking sheet or if you have a bun pan.
Cover and let rise until puffy which is about an hour. Toward the end of the dough rise, preheat the oven to 375° degrees.

Mix egg with 1 tablespoon of water, then take a pastry brush and brush egg wash on the top of the buns, This is when I do the sprinkling of sesame seeds on top of the buns after the egg wash.
Then sprinkle of sesame seeds on top of the buns after the egg wash.
Bake the buns in the preheated oven for about 15 to 18 minutes, until golden brown.
Cool the buns on a rack before slicing them in half.

The flour that is used will make all the difference in the world so buy good quality flour for the best results.
The best way to test old active dry yeast is to place it in a small bowl and add a little lukewarm water with a ¼ spoon of sugar. If it bubbles it's good if not, chuck it.
If you need bread to rise quickly, find a warm place in your home. Mine is the garage so I cover it up and leave it until it doubles in size.