Reviewed: May 11, 2012

I've made several of the hamburger bun recipes here at allrecipes & this one is by far the best if you want soft, fluffy light buns. This is the 2nd time I made this, the first time I used Gold Medal Better for Bread flour, this time I used Central Milling Organic Artisan Malted Type 70 flour & added 1 tablespoon for the recipe. I made this for 14 servings as I have a burger pan (6) and a hot dog pan (8). It came out really great. Soft and fluffy. This is the best buns recipe so far that I've ever made. EDIT: I used a Cuisinart Stand Mixer for this recipe & added more water than called for in the recipe, so watch the water, they can be on the dry side, so you will probably need more water than it says.

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RUTHLILYCAT

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Santa Rosa, California, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2012

They turned out just as fluffy and soft as described, but pretty tiny. The batch I just made are big enough to be rolls, but not buns. I'll definitely make them again, but I'll be making fewer buns with this amount of dough. Either way, nice texture. I don't have a bread machine, so I just proofed the yeast with the water and sugar, then used my Kitchen Aid mixer to mix in the flour, Vital Wheat Gluten, salt, and oil (I used olive), and used the dough hook for about 5 minutes, then let them rest about 45 minutes before shaping them. Update: I made a half batch and got 4 standard sized burger buns. Ps; when these are fresh out of the oven they melt in your mouth! Wow! Can't get the tops to brown like I want, but it's not like the uniform whiteness compromises the flavour or anything, so I'm not too worried about it. But next time I'll try brushing them with a little milk to see if I can get the look I want. (new update: the milk hardly browned them at all. But I'm fine with white buns. No biggie!)

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Lulu

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2012

I really like these, can be used for many types of sandwiches, burgers and hot dogs

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lindafar

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2012

Just OK. Not special enough to make again.

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crharris0303

Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2012

I made this recipe exactly as the author listed it, except that I also added in 1/2 C shredded cheddar and about a 1/2 tsp garlic powder. These are so soft and fluffy! They are named perfectly. We'll be making these over and over again. Thank you for a lovely recipe.

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lilbeesie

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2012

They were exactly like their name: soft and fluffy! I followed the directions except for adding wheat gluten, and they turned out perfect. Light, fluffy, and browned slightly on top and sides. I baked mine on a silicone baking sheet on the middle rack, and the bottoms were pretty white, but done. So if you want a little brown on the bottom, I would move my rack down one. As for taste, they reminded me a store bun: very subtle flavor.

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laugheytaffey

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2012

I pressed mine down too hard & they were a bit too flat to be called "buns" however they were still soft on the inside. I wonder if this recipe could benefit from the usage of BREAD flour instead of AP flour, if so then what would the amount of yeast change to? Edit: I didn't add the wheat gluten, that must be one of the reasons I consider them a half fail or a C+ in rating.

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JGo555

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2012

Very easy to make and delicious but mine did not brown. I went 12 mins then 2 more, then spritzed with butter flavor cooking spray and 4 more. Just started getting a light golden color but then had to be pulled. They were still soft though so maybe 12 mins is not long enough at 350? Anyway thanks for the recipe, will save this one! Used for sliders!

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TBELLUCCO

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Rochester, New York, USA

Living In: Webster, New York, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2011

this one has been my favorite bun/roll recipe yet

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MadSquabbles

Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2011

awesome, awesome, awesome! This is the first bread recipe that I've made and my husband actually made a request for more!! I skipped the wheat gluten because I didn't have any and still awesome! I made them the first time for burgers and made them again today for lunch sandwiches!

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