This Burger Bun Took Me 10 Years to Figure Out

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-RECIPE*-
(makes 12 buns)
*I HIGHLY recommend using measurements in grams to make this recipe. Volumetric measurements are less accurate.

▪200g or 3/4c warm water (86F/30C)
▪70g or 1/3c sugar
▪1 large egg
▪75g or 5 1/2Tbsp melted butter (not hot) + extra for brushing
▪8g or 2 1/2Tsp instant yeast
▪15g or 1 3/4Tbsp dough conditioner
▪150g riced baked potato (or about 1c of baked potato before it’s riced)
▪625g or 5c all purpose flour
▪12g or 2tsp salt
▪Egg wash (1 egg + splash of water)

Add ingredients to mixing bowl and mix with dough hook on medium speed for 8-10min. The dough will look loose at around 4-5 minutes before it comes together into a nice ball that’s no longer extremely sticky.

Use a soaking wet hand and a grab and round in a 10 & 2 motion to tuck the dough into a taught ball. See video @3:18. Cover and ferment at room temperature for 30min.

The dough should have gassed up quite a bit. Aggressively degas the dough so that you can perform a strength building fold (as shown @3:50). After the strength building fold and another 10-2 rounding, cover the dough again and allow to ferment at room temp for another 30min.

It will have risen a lot again after the second ferment, so aggressively degas it. Divide into 12 equal pieces (about 100g each). Shape and roll each piece of dough as shown @4:38 and place onto a baking sheet lined with oiled parchment. Don’t crowd buns. I recommend using at least 2 trays. Spritz with water and cover with a damp towel to proof for 60-90min. The buns are well proofed when they can take a poke and slowly bounce back. Brush top and sides of buns with egg wash (1 egg + splash water)

Load into preheated 400F/205C, spritz the oven with 10-15 sprays of water, and bake for 15-18min until golden brown, rotating halfway through for even browning if needed.

Brush tops with melted butter.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:35 Mixing
3:18 Fermenting and shaping
5:28 Working out with Future (ad)
6:46 Baking
8:53 Putting it to the test
9:16 Let’s eat this thing

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