Burger Buns

kah22

At the moment I'm trying to develop a recipe for a burger bun. The type the use in McDonalds and KFC but not necessarily those particular recipes - big and fluffy that's what I'm after!

I've picked up the following ingredients from McDonalds UK site: (http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/ukhome/whatmakesmcdonalds/questions/food/buns/what-are-the-ingredients-of-the-big-tasty-bun.html)
The McDonald's UK Big Tasty Bun contains: Wheat Flour, Water, Sugar, Yeast, Sesame Seed, Vegetable Oil (Rapeseed), Salt, Wheat Fibre, Soya Flour, Emulsifier (Mono and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Mono and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Palm Oil, Preservative (Calcium Propionate), Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid).

While I understand the preservatives that they use are for longer shelf as a home baker I neither want or feel I need all of these.

Has anyone here a McD or KFC bun type recipe that they could share

Thanks for your time and any information you can offer will be greatly appreciated

caronc

These are pretty decent though less pappy than the commercially made ones http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/hamburger-or-hot-dog-buns-recipe

kah22

caronc wrote: »

These are pretty decent though less pappy than the commercially made ones http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/hamburger-or-hot-dog-buns-recipe

Thanks for your post Caronc. I had tried the King Arthur ones but my taste testers: two small gran nieces and their parents agreed that there was something not quite right. Probably my fault 😋

Perhaps I'll give them another try and hopefully I get a few more suggestions

Kevin

caronc

kah22 wrote: »

Thanks for your post Caronc. I had tried the King Arthur ones but my taste testers: two small gran nieces and their parents agreed that there was something not quite right. Probably my fault 😋

Perhaps I'll give them another try and hopefully I get a few more suggestions

Kevin

They aren't quite the same but I think it will be really hard to replicate the commercial ones unless you can reproduce the Chorleywood process in your kitchen .......;):)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorleywood_bread_process

Callie22

You can get very light, fluffy and 'soft' burger buns using a method called 'tangzhong' - it's an Asian technique used during bread-making where you make what is in essence a water roux which you then mix into a dough. The idea is that the roux gives the bread quite a high water content so you get a more tender crumb and a bun that lasts really well. I don't have a recommended recipe but if you Google 'tangzhong burger buns' there are loads of recipes out there. I wouldn't stake my life on it, but I'd hazard a guess that something like this method is used on a commercial scale to make the long-life rolls for Macdonald's etc.

gonebust

Omg, I can't think why anyone would try to replicate a mc d bun, they are in my opinion , bloody disgusting

Have you tried milk buns? My grandkids like them around a burger. I myself prefer a good sesame bun or a brioche

zippychick

I've made thriftladys bread rolls many times with success. They are very fluffy and professional looking. I couldn't say how much they are like the rolls mentioned, but they are fresh, tasty and worth a go

Zip

kah22

Half the fun I find in baking is trying new recipes, in this case burger buns. Personally I don't like McD, if I'm going down that road it's KFC I'd opt for; but it's a recipe for a light soft fluffy bun I'm really trying to replicate

Zippychick nice to hear from another Nor-Irish :beer:

zippychick

kah22 wrote: »

Half the fun I find in baking is trying new recipes, in this case burger buns. Personally I don't like McD, if I'm going down that road it's KFC I'd opt for; but it's a recipe for a light soft fluffy bun I'm really trying to replicate

Zippychick nice to hear from another Nor-Irish :beer:

yeooooooooooooooooooooo :rotfl::D

Honestly, let me know if you try them!

When i first met my husband, one of our early dates was a day trip/picnic with two mutual friends. I baked these rolls, and made him Quornation chicken (haha) as filling. He was so impressed I baked them and commented on how "shop bought" they looked. His words were "i'm holding on to her, she feeds me":rotfl:

I'm no skilled breadmaker by the way.

calleyw

zippychick wrote: »

He was so impressed I baked them and commented on how "shop bought" they looked. His words were "i'm holding on to her, she feeds me":rotfl:

I'm no skilled breadmaker by the way.

How sweet

Yours

Calley

zippychick

calleyw wrote: »

How sweet

Yours

Calley

What, that I'm a feeder and he's an eater??? :rotfl: Apparently on our second date, I turned up with homemade from scratch veggie tikka masala, pilau rice, and nan bread (bought), all tied onto the back of my bicycle with a bungee :rotfl:

thank you, it was sweet.!