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Homemade hot dog buns

Homemade Hot Dog Buns

You will be the hit of the next BBQ gathering with these homemade hot dog buns. They are so fluffy and nutritious.
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Servings: 10 Buns
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 1/2 cups Flour, freshly-milled (or all-purpose)
  • 1 tsp Real Salt
  • 1 tbsp Yeast
  • 2 tsp Sunflower Lecithin
  • 1 1/2 cups Hot Water
  • 4 tbsp Raw Honey
  • 4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Method
 

  1. Add freshly-milled flour to a bowl and then sprinkle the yeast on top. Set aside.
  2. Combine oil/honey water mixture and salt into a bowl. Stir together until mixed well.
  3. Slowly add the flour/yeast to the bowl,stirring really good.
  4. Next, add the Sunflower Lecithin.
  5. Once the flour mixture is combined with the water and salt mixture, give it a good stir to make sure everything is combined.
  6. Now, start kneading. You can do this by hand, using a back-and-forth movement (usually about500-600 strokes) or put the dough in your stand-up mixer. If kneading in the mixer, turn the setting to 2 and gradually go to a 4. Knead for about 10 minutes. Once you see the dough pull away from the sides of the bowl, it's ready. It should be nice and elastic.
  7. Once the dough is kneaded, cover the bowl with a towel and allow to rise until double. It usually takes about 45 minutes - 1 hour.
  8. Next, sprinkle some flour on a clean surface. Cut the dough into 10-12 pieces. Depending on how big you want your buns, you might have fewer or more. I made 10 buns from this recipe.
  9. Take a piece of dough in your hand and roll it lengthwise to six inches.
  10. Continue with the other pieces. Place on a cookie sheet and cover with the towel again. Allow to rise until double.
  11. Bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes.

Notes

  1. I use a convection oven and this temperature is just fine. If you have a regular oven, you might need to bump it up to 400 degrees or just watch the time so your buns don't burn.
  2. You can also combine an egg/water wash and brush the tops, if you like that shiny look.
  3. I use both an English bun pan and a cookie sheet if I'm making a big batch. No fancy pan is needed though.
  4. If you are using all-purpose flour, omit the sunflower lecithin. That is only needed if you are using fresh-milled flour. It makes the buns nice and fluffy.