Brioche Hamburger Buns Recipe
Click here to jump to an adjustable and printable recipe.
We, as a family, are in love with these fresh buttery Brioche Hamburger Buns for all our homemade cheeseburgers, barbecue pulled meat sandwiches, and sloppy joes served during lunch or dinner. They are soft, flavorful, buttery, and easy to make when it comes to baking bread. Roll into smaller buns to make for sliders.
As a good tip, they are best when used right after baked and left to sit and cool on a wire rack. But they are also great a day or two after. This recipe makes about twelve buns, but if that is too many for you to use at one time, then I suggest wrapping each bun individually and freezing them to use at a later date after they have cooled.
Cost to make this recipe.
The entire batch of buttery brioche hamburger buns cost about $4.12 or $0.34 per bun. I have pulled out twelve good-sized hamburger buns from this recipe, which are perfect to fit a burger patty and also not too much bread. I hate with I have all bread and no meat on my burgers or sandwiches.
Honestly, this price is downright reasonable for twelve buns. I have bought brioche buns at this price for a mere eight at the grocery store, so by making mine, I have already saved money.
Similar recipes to try
Recipe adapted
I adapted this recipe from Simply Home Cooked food blog. All images and texts are original to Vintage Homestead. Please visit our disclaimer page for more information.
Brioche Hamburger Buns
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk 110°F…[$0.23]
- 4 tbsp white granulated sugar divided…[$0.08]
- 2¼ tsp (1 pkg) dry active yeast …[$0.29]
- 4¼ cup unbleached all purpose flour …[$0.98]
- 2 tsp salt …[$0.14]
- 4 large eggs room temperature…[$0.92]
- ½ cup butter chopped, room temperature…[$1.00]
Egg Wash
- 1 large egg divided…[$0.23]
- 1 tbsp water …[$0]
- 3 tbsp Sesame Seed optional…[$0.25]
Instructions
- Combine warmed milk, 1 tbsp sugar, and yeast together in a measuring cup. Cover and let it warm for 10 minutes. The mixture should become frothy. If not, then your yeast is dead.
- While waiting for the yeast mixture to grow, mix flour, salt, and remaining sugar in a stand mixer. Make a hole in the middle of the dry ingredients, but not all the way through.
- Drop in all eggs into the center of the hole and pour in a frothy yeast mixture.
- Set mixture to low until it incorporated all flour then drop in chunks of butter one by one. This step should take a few minutes and then remain on low for 10 minutes.
- Pour out the dough on a floured surface and roll into a ball. The batter will be sticky. Place dough in a greased bowl and proof in a warm place for 40 minutes.
- Take out dough and roll on a floured surface into a log shape. Cut 12 equal-sized pieces and roll each bun into a smooth bun shape and place on a baking sheet.
- Cover baking sheet and proof again for 30 minutes.
- Beat together egg yolk and water in a small bowl. Brush on egg wash and sprinkle on the sesame seeds.
- Bake in a hot oven at 350°F for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown
Brioche Hamburger Buns
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk, 110°F…[$0.23]
- 4 tbsp white granulated sugar, divided…[$0.08]
- 2¼ tsp (1 pkg) active yeast, …[$0.29]
- 4¼ cup unbleached all purpose flour, …[$0.98]
- 2 tsp salt, …[$0.14]
- 4 large eggs, room temperature…[$0.92]
- ½ cup butter, chopped, room temperature…[$1.00]
Egg Wash
- 1 large egg , divided…[$0.23]
- 1 tbsp water, …[$0]
- 3 tbsp Sesame Seed” class=”wprm-recipe-ingredient-link” target=”_blank”>sesame seed, optional…[$0.25]
Instructions
- Combine warmed 1 cup milk, 1 tbsp of the 4 tbsp white granulated sugar, and 2¼ tsp (1 pkg) active yeast together in a measuring cup. Cover and let sit warm for 10 minutes. Mixture should become frothy. If not then your yeast is dead.
- While waiting for the yeast mixture to grow, mix 4¼ cup unbleached all purpose flour, 2 tsp salt, and remaining 4 tbsp white granulated sugar in a stand mixer. Make a hole in middle of the dry ingredients but not all the way through.
- Drop in 4 large eggs into center of hole and pour in frothy yeast mixture.
- Set mixture to low until all flour is incorporated then drop in chunks of ½ cup butter one by one. This step should take a few minutes and then remain on low for 10 minutes.
- Pour out dough on a floured surface and roll into ball. Batter will be sticky. Place dough in a greased bowl and proof in a warm place for 40 minutes.
- Take out dough and roll on floured surface into a log shape. Cut 12 equal sized pieces and roll each bun into a smooth bun shape and place on baking sheet.
- Cover baking sheet and proof again for 30 minutes.
- Beat together the yolk of 1 large egg and 1 tbsp water in a small bowl. Brush on egg wash and sprinkle on the 3 tbsp sesame seed.
- Bake in a hot oven at 350°F for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.