Cinnamon Free Brioche Burger Buns with Sesame Seeds

Soft, pillowy, and crowned with a golden sesame crust, these brioche burger buns are the kind of thing that makes a backyard cookout feel genuinely special. The enriched dough gets its tender, buttery crumb from a classic lamination technique — softened butter worked in piece by piece until the dough is silky and elastic enough to pass the windowpane test. No spice blends, no hidden seasonings, just flour, eggs, butter, milk, and yeast doing exactly what they're supposed to do. For anyone navigating a cinnamon sensitivity, store-bought brioche buns can be a minefield of "bakery spice" blends and shared equipment, so making your own is genuinely the safer and more satisfying route. The egg wash gives each bun that deep, glossy, bakery-style color, and the sesame seeds add a subtle nuttiness that pairs beautifully with everything from a classic smash burger to a crispy chicken sandwich. They cool on a wire rack and slice cleanly, holding up to saucy fillings without falling apart. Once you've made these at home, reaching for a plastic bag of buns at the grocery store is going to feel like a real step down.

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