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Easy Two Hour Buns Recipe

These are quick and easy buns that can be made in a short time for many uses.
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Prep Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 3 dozen

Equipment

  • stand mixer with dough hook,

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups warm water
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 6 Tbsp oil
  • 2 Tbsp quick-rising yeast if using active dry yeast then bloom it in the warm water first then begin the recipe as per the directions.
  • 2 eggs
  • 6 to 8 cups flour

Instructions
 

  • Mix together the first five ingredients
  • Fold in beaten eggs
  • Mix in flour (start with 6 cups, then gradually add more until dough is not too sticky, depending on air temperature and humidity you may not use all 8 cups)
  • cover and let rise for 15 minutes,
  • Punch down,
  • Let rise 15 minutes
  • Punch down
  • Let rise 15 minutes
  • Make into buns about 65g each
  • Put into greased or parchment lined pans
  • Let rise in a warm spot (covered) 1 hour If your oven does not have a proof function, just place the covered buns in the cold oven with the light ON, this will provide enough heat for a nice rise.
  • Bake at 350º for 20 - 25 minutes until golden

Notes

You can form these buns into hotdog buns (shape into log), hamburger buns (round and flatten), or even stuff them. * note for hamburger and hotdog buns I use 65g of dough.
I have made ham and cheese stuffed buns and pizza buns with a portion of the dough.
pizza buns: I use 65g of dough, then I chop pepperoni, add shredded mozzarella and pizza sauce and mix all together in a bowl. Then before the last rise, stretch out your bun and put some filling in the center and fold over the dough, re-shape if necessary.
Ham and cheese buns, follow the same procedure. If you want the buns to be extra cheesy, then mix some shredded cheese into the dough itself at the point you first make them into buns, then on the last rise, add the filling as above then top with extra shredded cheese as well.
If using active dry yeast (which you can), then bloom the yeast in the water before you start the recipe.
These buns freeze well. Put 9 in a large freezer bag and freeze for another day.
Keyword Bread, Buns, easy, hamburger buns, hotdog buns, stuffed buns, Two hour