recipe: sesame seed burger buns

I made these buns before, but I was disappointed in how they turned out. The original recipe called for brushing melted butter on the buns before baking, which ended up making them too hard for my taste. This time, I skipped the melted butter topping and ended up with fluffy burger buns. Much better.

Sesame Seed Burger Buns

Adapted from King Arthur Flour

• 1 cup warm water
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds

Preheat oven to 200 degrees. When oven comes to temperature, turn off.

Dissolve yeast in warm water.

In mixer bowl with a dough hook, combine flour, sugar, salt, butter and egg. Add yeast mixture. Knead until dough is smooth.

Put dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise in warm oven for 1 hour.

Punch down the dough and divide into 8 pieces. Shape into balls, and flatten. Place buns on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and let rise 30 minutes.

Brush a small amount of water on each of the buns, which will help the sesame seeds stick. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon sesame seeds on each of the buns.

Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.