Kurt's Bachelor Cooking

[Kurt]

These are the best hamburger/sandwich buns...

1 cup lukewarm water
2 teaspoons yeast
2 tablespoons sugar

After yeast proofs for 5-10 minute add to it:
one egg
1/4 cup room temp butter

3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup powdered milk
4 teaspoons vital wheat gluten
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

You can substitute bread flour for all-purpose, but I found all-purpose with added vital wheat gluten is a lot cheaper in the long run. Vital wheat gluten is a protein that makes the bread chewier. Typically bread flour has more gluten/protein than all-purpose flour.

I use a bread machine on the dough cycle, then form into the buns and let rise again.

Then wash with milk and top with anything or nothing. I like to top with dried onion, onion powder and bacon bits.

This recipe is probably best for 8-9 buns but I get 12 smaller buns just for my own "portion control".