Burger Buns

Ingredients list for Burger Buns

• 4 cups Refined flour
• 4 teaspoons Fresh yeast
• 4 teaspoons Castor sugar
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 4 teaspoons Milk powder
• 2/3 cup Milk
• 2 tablespoons Butter
• to grease Oil
• as required Milk wash
• to sprinkle White sesame seeds
• to sprinkle Black sesame seeds
• to apply Melted butter

Method

1. Take yeast in a bowl, add ½ tsp castor sugar, 1 tbsp warm water, mix well and set aside for 15 minutes to activate
2. Sift refined flour in a planetary mixer bowl, add salt, milk powder and remaining castor sugar and mix well.
3. Make a well in the centre, add the yeast mixture and milk. Attach the bowl to the main body of the mixer and mix at slow speed. Add a little water and process into soft dough.
4. Add butter and process again till well incorporated to make a smooth dough.
5. Sprinkle flour on worktop and knead the dough well. Shape it into a smooth round ball. Grease a bowl with oil and transfer the dough into it. Cover with a moist muslin cloth and set aside to prove for 20-25 minutes.
6. Take a rectangular sheet of aluminium foil, fold into 3 big folds, and make 4 smaller folds, fold the remaining side. Make a thin strip. Wrap the aluminium strip around a cookie cutter to shape into ring and fix the 2 ends with pins to form a ring. Separate it from the cookie cutter. Make 2 more rings similarly.
7. Spray a little oil on the worktop, place the dough on it and knockback. Divide the dough into 3 equal portions of 140 grams each. Shape each portion into a ball.
8. Spray a little oil on a baking tray with oil, place the aluminium rings on it and place the dough balls into each of the rings. Cover with a moist muslin cloth and set aside to prove for 10-15 minutes.
9. Preheat the oven to 180˚C.
10. Brush milk wash on the buns and sprinkle black and white sesame seeds on top.
11. Keep the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes.
12. Bring the tray out of the oven, remove the aluminium foil rings and place the buns on a serving platter. Apply butter on top of buns. Use when required.