Friday, June 3, 2011

CHEESE (BURGER) BUNS



CHEESE (BURGER) BUNS
Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/3 cup Vermont cheese powder or 1/2 cup finely grated sharp cheddar or Parmesan cheese
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt*
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder, optional but tasty
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
  • 4 tablespoons softened butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 2/3 to 3/4 cup lukewarm water**
  • *Use 1 teaspoon salt if you use freshly grated cheese
  • **Use the greater amount of liquid in winter or in drier climates; the lesser amount in summer, or in a humid environment.

Topping

  • 2 tablespoons melted butter

Directions

1) Combine all of the ingredients, and beat at high speed, using an electric mixer, for 2 minutes. To use your bread machine, put everything in the bucket, and let the dough go through its dough or manual cycle; skip to step 3 below if you're using a bread machine.
2) Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl or rising bucket, cover it, and let it rise for 60 to 90 minutes, until it's noticeably puffy.
3) Gently deflate the dough, and divide it into 6 pieces; each will be about 111g, a scant 4 ounces.
4) Shape the dough into balls, and place them in the wells of a lightly greased hamburger bun pan. If you don't have a bun pan, space them on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet.
5) Gently flatten the buns with your hand to fill the bottom of the pan's wells, or until they're about 3 1/2" to 4" wide.
6) Cover the buns, and let them rise for 60 to 90 minutes, until they're noticeably puffy. Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 350°F.
7) Brush each bun with some of the melted butter.
8) Bake the buns for about 20 minutes, until they're a light, golden brown, and their interior temperature is at least 200°F, measured with an instant-read thermometer.
9) Remove the buns from the oven, transfer them to a rack, and brush with the remaining melted butter. Allow the buns to cool completely, then store airtight at room temperature.
Yield: 6 big buns.
Teresa
xoxo

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6 comments :

My Notting Hill said...

Sometimes there is nothing better than a really great cheeseburger! Now I have a craving!

red ticking said...

wow.... these buns rock! do you have the bbq fired up? i will be right over!
have a wonderful weekend teresa! xx pam

The enchanted home said...

My son would flip over this, he is a cheeseburger coinnosseur! I love this idea.....not that I am a great baker by any means but am bookmarking this recipe for a time when I feel really ambitious to make my own hamburger buns. I am sure they are delicious!

Anonymous said...

another great recipe, Teresa,..
I've copied and pasted into my recipe folder..
thanks...
have a great weekend...

maureen

Marianne said...

Is is strange that you now have me craving a cheeseburger at 7:26 in the morning??? xo

Mona Thompson Providence Ltd. said...

Looks absolutely delicious. I wonder if my life will ever slow down enough to make the buns that go with the hamburger? That would be so nice. Hapy weekend. Mona

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