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stack of homemade hot dog buns

Homemade Hot Dog Buns


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Description

Light, soft buns that will hold up to a good sausage and all the condiments you could throw at it.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 2/3 cup warm water (156 mL)
  • 1 and 1/2 tsp instant yeast
  • 1 Tablespoon honey (21 g)
  • 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil (23 mL)
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 and 1/4 cups bread flour (293 g)

Finishing the buns

  • 1 large egg white
  • 2 Tablespoons seeds of choice: poppy seeds, sesame seeds or everything bagel seasoning


Instructions

  1. Mix all the dough ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer.
  2. Use a wooden spoon or your mixer’s dough hook to rough mix all the ingredients to make a shaggy dough.
  3. Mix with a dough hook in a stand mixer on low speed for about 5-7 minutes until the dough forms a ball around the hook.
  4. Form the dough into a ball, then place the dough in a clean bowl sprayed with cooking spray. Cover with plastic wrap until it’s doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  5. Divide the proofed dough into 8 pieces on a lightly floured work surface. If you want to be super precise, divide the balls into 68 g pieces with the help of a gram scale.
  6. Pat each piece into a little rectangle that is about 5″ wide.
  7. Roll up the dough onto itself along the 5″ edge. Pinch the bottom seam well to seal the dough together.
  8. Set the buns close together on a parchment lined baking sheet in a 2×4 pattern, then flatten them slightly.
  9. Cover the buns to rest for about 30 minutes. They’re ready to bake when the buns look puffy and edges are noticeably close together.
  10. Towards the end of the resting time, preheat the oven to 350F (180 F).
  11. Beat up the egg white, then glaze the buns with the egg white using a pastry brush. Scatter on your seeds of choice all over the glazed buns.
  12. Bake the buns for about 20 minutes when they should be golden brown and the dough springs back when you touch it.
  13. Let the buns cool at least 20 minutes before slicing them.
  14. Buns are best eaten the day they are made, though you can freeze them in an airtight plastic bag for up to 2 months.
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Additional Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Breads
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 bun
  • Calories: 125
  • Sugar: 3
  • Sodium: 123
  • Fat: 5
  • Saturated Fat: 1
  • Unsaturated Fat: 3
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 17
  • Fiber: 1
  • Protein: 5
  • Cholesterol: 47