The Perfect Hamburger Bun
Not every burger is perfect. In fact, not every burger is even very good. Burgers tend to be one of those meals that are so common to all of us, that often the details get overlooked and you just make a burger. I’m here to tell you that you can take your average burger, pay attention to the details and make that burger great. After building the burger patty – either with the traditional method or the smash burger method – the most important part of a burger is the bun, and there’s nothing better than homemade soft hamburger buns.

Brioche-Like Burger Buns
It may seem over-the-top to make your own hamburger buns, but it’s not difficult and they do make such a difference to that final delicious sandwich. The perfect hamburger bun has an even crumb so that you can toast it evenly and add nice even spread of your favorite condiments. It should also be soft enough to bite into so you don’t tear or tug at that burger. Finally, it needs to be delicious all on its own. These homemade buns have all three qualities because of the addition of butter, egg and milk. They are somewhat similar to a brioche dough, but without nearly as much fat.
These were easy to make and delicious! Thank you!
I made this recipe to the letter and these Hamburger Buns were Delicious! I had not ever made Homemade Hamburger buns but my Mama used our make them when we were children, mostly out of necessity. They brought back wonderful memories and were perfect with our pulled pork!
Amazing spot on recipe!
The buns just came out of the oven and they are beautiful. We will be eating them tonight. I have been making other quick buns and other bread for a very long time and always looking for new recipes. I came upon your web cite by chance and so glad I did. The dough was so easy to handle. I lightly buttered the counter to cut the dough and form the buns and that works perfectly without any additional flour. Looking forward to trying your other recipes. Don’t have the shallots but I will be trying that recipe next time.
So glad you liked it, Ettie, and welcome to the BJC website!
Easy to follow. Tasty.
I totally made the hamburger buns today oct 2,2020. Exclude the sesame seeds wish I could post my pic of the buns
This was my first attempt making my own buns. Wow! Amazing! The recipe is so thorough and easy to follow. Made them the old fashion way without a stand mixer and loved the entire experience! Everyone enjoyed the buns! Thank you for the great recipe!
My dough consistency was perfect, thanks to the spot-on recipe ingredients and measurements. 🙂 I always appreciate your attention to detail, Meredith! It makes all the difference. The flavor of the buns is really, really good. They are beautiful and delicious. With some of my leftover buns, I’m going to split them apart, use a garlic butter spread, then top with shredded mozz and pop them into the toaster oven for a bit, to go along with a pasta meal later this week. The bun recipe is so easy, especially with the help of my KitchenAid stand mixer. Anyone can make these.
Awesome buns. I also want to thank you Meredith for putting in the time in the stand mixer. It seems that no one ever puts how much time in the stand mixer and for novices like myself, that’s a problem. So thank you for doing that and I hope you will continue to do it and other recipes.
I have now made these rolls a couple of times! Delicious! I used my bread machine to make the dough. Just add the ingredients as you normally would do for your machine. I weighed the dough, 85g, for a slightly smaller hamburger roll. Placed them on lightly buttered parchment paper and let them rise for an hour and baked. I am getting better at forming them into a ball! They smell so good!
Thank you so much for this easy recipe. I too had never made hamburger buns. Hubby was not liking the ones that I had tried from the store. Geronimo…. He liked them and said…….now thats a winner!! So easy to make using the mixer and turned out perfect. I did bake them in my toaster oven at 370 degrees and they came out great. Keep up the great work Meredith and thank you for what you are doing to help us all.
I first made these buns at the start of the pandemic. I’m not a baker but I thought nows the time to start a new hobby. I was amazed at how easy the recipe was to follow and how great they came out. I have made them regularly since and they are now a family favorite. Thank you, Meredith!
Thank you Meredith!!! Oh my! These turned out sooooo good! I love your recipe! I will be doing these again!!!
I really look forward to your recipes because you make it easy to understand and make me feel like I can do it!! Thank you!!