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The Perfect Squishy Burger Bun

Name: The Perfect Squishy Burger Bun
Ingredients: Makes 12 buns; *I HIGHLY recommend using measurements in grams to make this recipe. Volumetric measurements are less accurate.; 200 g or 3/4c warm water (86F/30C); 70 g or 1/3c sugar; 1 large egg; 75 g or 5 1/2Tbsp melted butter + extra for brushing (not hot); 8 g or 2 1/2Tsp instant yeast; 15 g or 1 3/4Tbsp dough conditioner; 150 g riced baked potato (or about 1c of baked potato before it's riced); 625 g or 5c all purpose flour; 12 g or 2tsp salt; Egg wash (1 egg + splash of water)

I've been working on a version of this burger bun recipe for 12 years and I can confidently say that this one is IT. My PERFECT burger bun. With the use of a simple secret ingredient, this recipe reaches new levels of soft squishiness previously unknown to my home kitchen.

Ingredients

Makes 12 buns
*I HIGHLY recommend using measurements in grams to make this recipe. Volumetric measurements are less accurate.
200 g or 3/4c warm water, 86F/30C
70 g or 1/3c sugar
1 large egg
75 g or 5 1/2Tbsp melted butter + extra for brushing, not hot
8 g or 2 1/2Tsp instant yeast
15 g or 1 3/4Tbsp dough conditioner
150 g riced baked potato, or about 1c of baked potato before it’s riced
625 g or 5c all purpose flour
12 g or 2tsp salt
Egg wash, 1 egg + splash of water

Instructions

Add ingredients to mixing bowl and mix with dough hook on medium speed for 8-10min. The dough will look loose at around 4-5 minutes before it comes together into a nice ball that’s no longer extremely sticky.
Use a soaking wet hand and a grab and round dough in a 10 & 2 motion to tuck the dough into a taught ball. See video @__3:18__. Cover and ferment at room temperature for 30min.
After 30 minutes the dough should have gassed up quite a bit. Aggressively degas the dough so that you can perform a strength building fold and 10-2 rounding (as shown @__3:50__).
After the strength building fold and another 10-2 rounding, cover the dough again and allow to ferment at room temp for another 30min.
It will have risen a lot again after the second ferment, so aggressively degas it again. Divide into 12 equal pieces (about 100g each).
Shape and roll each piece of dough as shown @__4:38__ and place onto a baking sheet lined with oiled parchment. Don’t crowd buns. I recommend using at least 2 trays. Spritz shaped buns with water and cover with a damp towel to proof for 60-90min.
The buns are well proofed when they can take a poke and slowly bounce back. Brush top and sides of buns with egg wash (1 egg + splash water).
Load into preheated 400F/205C, spritz the oven with 10-15 sprays of water, and bake for 15-18min until golden brown, rotating halfway through for even browning if needed.
Brush tops of finished buns with melted butter.