Baking Powder Hamburger Buns

These quick homemade hamburger burger buns bake up beautifully, with a sturdy bottom that stands up to whatever you can pile on, but with an interior texture that’s surprisingly light.

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.

Step: 2

In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda.

Step: 3

Add buttermilk and eggs and beat on low speed 30 seconds until combined, then beat 1 minute on high speed. Dough will be sticky and will have the appearance of frosting.

Step: 4

With wet hands, scoop out 6 to 8 even portions of dough and place them on prepared baking sheet, mounding the dough slightly into a bun shape.

Step: 5

Re-wet fingers and smooth the tops and sides of each bun. If desired, sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Step: 6

Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Step: 7

Allow to cool. Slice buns lengthwise. Serve with burgers, chicken, fish, veggies or whatever you like!

Per Serving: 210 calories; protein 7.7g; carbohydrates 37.4g; fat 2.9g; cholesterol 63.2mg; sodium 1114.1mg.

The quality of the flour could make a real difference to your bread. Different brands do vary. Extra-strong or Canadian flours, which are naturally higher in gluten, may give you a best rise than standard bread flours – especially if you’re make wholemeal dough , which not always getting bigger as well as white bread.

To make this in a breadmaker , add all the menus to your breadmaker and follow the makers instructions.

A bread first rising can be make in the fridge 24 hours . This slows down the time it takes to rise to double its size, giving it a deeper flavour. It’s also a great timesaver , as you can start it yesterday , then finish it off the next day.