Barley Free Brioche Burger Buns with Sesame Seeds

Soft, pillowy, and rich with butter and eggs, these brioche-style burger buns are the kind of thing that makes a backyard cookout feel genuinely special. The dough comes together with straightforward pantry staples — all-purpose flour, whole milk, eggs, and unsalted butter — so there's no need to hunt down specialty ingredients or stress about hidden grain additives that can sneak into store-bought buns. That matters a lot when you're navigating a barley-free lifestyle, since commercial bread products often contain barley malt flour or barley-derived flavorings that aren't always obvious on the label. Here, you control every ingredient from start to finish. The slow butter incorporation and the windowpane test are the real secrets to that signature brioche texture — tender and slightly sweet on the inside, with a gorgeous deep golden crust on the outside. A simple egg wash gives each bun that bakery-worthy shine, and the sesame seeds add a satisfying nuttiness and a little crunch with every bite. Once you've made these at home, it's genuinely hard to go back to the packaged kind.

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