Sesame Free Brioche Burger Buns
Soft, pillowy, and rich with butter and eggs, these brioche burger buns are the kind of thing that makes a backyard cookout feel genuinely special. The dough comes together with pantry staples — flour, milk, sugar, eggs, and butter — so there's no hunting down specialty ingredients or second-guessing what's hiding in a store-bought bag. For anyone avoiding sesame, the seeds listed in the recipe are explicitly marked optional and easy to leave off entirely, giving you a beautifully golden, seed-free bun without any compromise on texture or flavor. The slow butter incorporation during kneading is what gives these their signature tender crumb and that slight pull when you bite in. A simple egg wash brushed on before baking delivers that glossy, bakery-worthy finish. Let them cool on a wire rack before slicing and they'll hold together perfectly under even the juiciest patty.
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8 servings
For the dough
- ¼ cup warm water (105–110°f / 40–43°c)
- 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast (1 standard packet)
- ¼ cup whole milk, warm
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, softened and cut into 1-inch pieces
For the egg wash
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp whole milk
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds (optional)
Can be omittedsesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
Combine the warm water, warm milk, and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer. Let stand for 5–8 minutes, until the mixture is foamy and the yeast is visibly active.
- 2
Add the sugar, salt, and 3 eggs to the yeast mixture. Add the flour on top. Mix on low speed with the dough hook until a shaggy dough forms and no dry flour remains, about 2 minutes.
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