In the past few years as our family is working to learn more about eating healthier…I’ve tried to come up with a healthy, homemade whole wheat hamburger bun.
I think I have finally figured out how to make a good bun.
(I must say…blogging about my buns feels a little….strange. But, just in case you’ve had trouble with your buns…I thought this was worth sharing.) 
Many burger bun attempts failed…as usually they were too bready…or too heavy. (And we all know that NOBODY wants their buns to be too heavy…)
So last week…I tried again and tweaked one of my other recipes and turned out a great batch of buns! Here’s how I did it:
Homemade Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns
5 cups (+) whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups warm water
2 pkgs yeast
2 T. honey
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup milk
2 T. butter
2 t. sea salt
In a large mixing bowl, stir together 3 cups of whole wheat flour and 1 1/2 cups warm water. Set aside to let rest for 30 minutes. In the meantime, mix together 1/4 cup water, yeast and honey. Allow this to sit for at least 10 minutes to activate the yeast.
Melt butter, milk and salt in a small saucepan on the stove. Do not allow the mixture to get above 120 degrees.
Pour yeast mixture and milk mixture into flour mixture. Add remaining two cups of flour (more if needed).
Knead for about 10 minutes until dough begins to look “shiny”. Put dough back into the bowl, cover and let rise for at least an hour…or until it has doubled.
Pull dough onto a clean countertop and knead for a couple of minutes to get any air bubbles out. Roll dough on a lightly floured surface until about 1/2 inch thick.
Cut circles from the dough with a large drinking glass or wide mouth jar. Place circles on in a well buttered baking dish about an inch apart.
Allow to rise for about 30 minutes. Bake for 20-25 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Makes about 18 buns.
Now….I really hope you like these as much as we do!!
But really…do be careful when you share this recipe and talk with others about them. Because…
“Don’t you just LOVE Laura’s buns?!” might just not sound quite right… 
You’ll find more great kitchen tips at Tammy’s Kitchen!
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The Happy Housewife says:
Laura-
It might sound worse to say “Laura has the best buns ever!” I can’t wait to try these.
Toni
April 22nd, 2008 at 6:09 am
BarbaraLee Malikowski says:
Do you have one for whole wheat bread?
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:51 am
candace says:
Do you think you could just go ahead and soak the flour, and continue on with the recipe?
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:34 am
Lenetta says:
Do you freeze the extras? I’d love to make buns, but I don’t think the two of us could tackle 18 at a time!
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:10 am
The Thrifty Blogger says:
Your recipes look great, thanks!
April 23rd, 2008 at 5:34 am
lindsay edmonds says:
Yah! I have not had much success on buns yet…going to give yours a try! Have you used the same for hot dog buns at all?
April 24th, 2008 at 6:34 pm