Nickel Allergy Friendly Classic Hamburger Buns
Homemade burger buns hit differently when they come straight out of your own oven — golden, pillowy, and just the right amount of chewy. For anyone managing a nickel sensitivity, store-bought buns can be a minefield of whole grains, seeds, and fortified flours that tend to be higher in nickel, so baking your own with all-purpose flour is a genuinely smart workaround. This dough comes together with a short, clean ingredient list — white flour, butter, egg, yeast, sugar, salt, and water — keeping things simple and well within a low-nickel approach. The two-rise method gives you that soft, bakery-style crumb without any complicated techniques, and the egg wash delivers a gorgeous deep-golden crust that looks seriously impressive. If you're skipping the optional sesame seeds, the buns are still beautifully finished and completely satisfying. They're sturdy enough to hold up to a loaded burger but tender enough that you won't feel like you're fighting your sandwich. Once you've made a batch, going back to the packaged version is going to feel like a real step down.
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8 servings
For the dough
- 1 cup warm water (105–110°f / 40–43°c)
- 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast (1 standard packet)
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 ½ tsp fine salt
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
For the egg wash
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds (optional)
Can be omittedsesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
Combine the warm water, yeast, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer (or a large bowl). Stir briefly and let stand for 5–8 minutes, until the surface is foamy and the mixture smells yeasty.
- 2
Add the flour, salt, softened butter, and egg to the yeast mixture. Mix on low speed with the dough hook (or stir with a wooden spoon) until a shaggy dough forms, about 2 minutes.
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