A Perfect Brioche Bun for Burgers

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Egg, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tsp Active dry yeast
  • 1/3 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp Black sesame seeds
  • 3 cups Bread flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Salt, Coarse
  • 2 1/2 tbsp Sugar

• Dairy

  • 2 tbsp Butter, unsalted
  • 3 tbsp Milk

• Liquids

  • 1 tbsp 1 cup warm water

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm water + 1 tbs
• 3 tbs warm milk
• 2 tsp active dry yeast
• 2½ tablespoons sugar
• 1 large egg beaten for dough mixture
• 1 large egg beaten for brushing the dough
• 3 cups bread flour
• ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 2 tbs unsalted butter, softened
• 1½ tsp black sesame seeds
• ½ tsp coarse salt

Directions

• In a small bowl, combine water, milk, dry yeast and sugar and let sit for 10 minutes.
• In a large stand-mixer bowl, combine the bread flour, all-purpose flour and salt.
• Cut in/crumble butter into the flour mixture as if making a pie crust.
• Add the yeast mixture and one beaten egg.
• Place this bowl on the stand mixer and hook up the dough hook attachment.
• Turn on the stand mixer to your kneading setting (2 on the KitchenAid stand mixer).
• Mix for 10 minutes.
• Take out the dough, form it into a ball and add it back in the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and a blanket for warmth, and let the dough rise for 2 hours. It should double in size.
• Remove dough from bowl and divide into 8 equal parts.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Form each piece of dough into a ball. Place all the balls of dough on the lined baking sheet about 2 to 3 inches apart. Use a second lined baking sheet if required.
• Cover baking sheet(s) with a towel and let rise for 2 hours.
• Thirty (30) minutes before the dough is done rising, place a large pan with water on the bottom oven rack (this process adds moisture during baking to achieve a perfect crust).
• Place the other rack in the middle of the oven and set the oven to 400 ºF.
• In a small bowl, combine the second beaten egg with 1 tbs of water.
• Brush each uncooked bun with the egg wash.
• Sprinkle the sesame seeds and coarse salt evenly over all the buns.
• Place the baking sheet in the oven on the middle rack and bake for 15 minutes.
• Remove the baking sheets and carefully transfer the buns to a wire cooling rack.
• Let the buns cool completely before placing the burger on them.