Comments on: How I Make Hamburger & Hot Dog Buns http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/ About finding balance in your life, connecting with who you are, and creating a lifestyle where you wake up each morning eagerly anticipating the day ahead. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:29:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Katie http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-67770 Katie http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-67770 Hi Shirley, I just wanted to let you know that I made the hamburger buns today,for the first time. My husband and I both really enjoyed them. I am so happy that I now make homemade yogurt on a regular basis and I can now add homemade hamburger buns as well,thanks to you! God bless you! Katie, in Georgia. Hi Shirley,
I just wanted to let you know that I made the hamburger buns today,for the first time. My husband and I both really enjoyed them. I am so happy that I now make homemade yogurt on a regular basis and I can now add homemade hamburger buns as well,thanks to you! God bless you! Katie, in Georgia.

]]> By: Shirley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-47880 Shirley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-47880 Virginia, I'm still working on this one. I have tried several recipes and none of them result in quite the taste we are looking for, so I am still experimenting with herbs and flavors. I think we're almost there, and yes, when I am pleased with the taste, I will post the recipe. Virginia, I’m still working on this one. I have tried several recipes and none of them result in quite the taste we are looking for, so I am still experimenting with herbs and flavors. I think we’re almost there, and yes, when I am pleased with the taste, I will post the recipe.

]]> By: Virginia http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-47879 Virginia http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-47879 You mentioned making wheat meat hot dogs. I'm wondering if you make them and if you do if this is a recipe you would be willing to share? I have used this recipe and the buns are fantastic. We like them for a veggie sandwich piled high. You mentioned making wheat meat hot dogs. I’m wondering if you make them and if you do if this is a recipe you would be willing to share? I have used this recipe and the buns are fantastic. We like them for a veggie sandwich piled high.

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-31866 Tiffany http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-31866 I freeze bread dough all the time. It's super simple :) Just mix up the batch and shape it into portion size balls. Line a cookie sheet with wax paper, place the dough balls on it with a 1/2 to 1 inch space between them. Freeze dough on the pans until hard. After the dough is frozen solid I keep it in gallon ziplock bags. When you want to bake them, pull the dough out in the morning, place in a pan, cover with a towel and let them sit in a warmish area until they are thawed and have risen. At this point you can reshape your dough. Then bake as usual. Or, you can use the fast thaw method. Preheat your oven to 250 degrees. Place a pan on the bottom rack and fill with 1 inch of boiling water. Turn your oven off and put a pan of rolls in. The dough should be thawed and ready to bake in 1.5-2 hours. Don't forget to take the pan of water out of the oven before baking or your rolls won't brown as well. Hope that helps! I freeze bread dough all the time. It’s super simple :)

Just mix up the batch and shape it into portion size balls. Line a cookie sheet with wax paper, place the dough balls on it with a 1/2 to 1 inch space between them. Freeze dough on the pans until hard. After the dough is frozen solid I keep it in gallon ziplock bags.

When you want to bake them, pull the dough out in the morning, place in a pan, cover with a towel and let them sit in a warmish area until they are thawed and have risen. At this point you can reshape your dough. Then bake as usual.

Or, you can use the fast thaw method. Preheat your oven to 250 degrees. Place a pan on the bottom rack and fill with 1 inch of boiling water. Turn your oven off and put a pan of rolls in. The dough should be thawed and ready to bake in 1.5-2 hours. Don’t forget to take the pan of water out of the oven before baking or your rolls won’t brown as well.

Hope that helps!

]]> By: Katrina http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-27659 Katrina http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-27659 I just tried this recipe for the first time last week and I loved it! The buns smelled so good when they came out of the oven that I had a hot dog that night, even though it was a bit late and I wasn't really hungry. *grin* Anyway, I am wondering if you've ever tried freezing the dough before baking. I'm single, and even halving the recipe is way too much for me to eat before they go bad. And I don't particularly like frozen, baked bread--I find it crumbles too easily and doesn't taste as good. Thanks again for your blog and for sharing your delicious recipes! I just tried this recipe for the first time last week and I loved it! The buns smelled so good when they came out of the oven that I had a hot dog that night, even though it was a bit late and I wasn’t really hungry. *grin*

Anyway, I am wondering if you’ve ever tried freezing the dough before baking. I’m single, and even halving the recipe is way too much for me to eat before they go bad. And I don’t particularly like frozen, baked bread–I find it crumbles too easily and doesn’t taste as good.

Thanks again for your blog and for sharing your delicious recipes!

]]> By: Shirley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-2200 Shirley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-2200 Phil, I would definitely bake the buns before freezing them. I let them thaw on the counter in the bag I froze them in... then I steam them in a covered colander over a pan with a small quantity of boiling water. If you want to put the buns on the grill or toast them, I would just let them thaw first and then do whatever you would do with purchased buns. We like the buns lightly steamed, just enough to warm them up but not enough to make them soggy. Toasted or grilled is good too, though. Phil, I would definitely bake the buns before freezing them. I let them thaw on the counter in the bag I froze them in… then I steam them in a covered colander over a pan with a small quantity of boiling water. If you want to put the buns on the grill or toast them, I would just let them thaw first and then do whatever you would do with purchased buns. We like the buns lightly steamed, just enough to warm them up but not enough to make them soggy. Toasted or grilled is good too, though.

]]> By: Phil http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-2191 Phil http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-2191 Going to try this recipe this week.....looks great. My wife has struggled wth a soy allergy for the last 5 or so years and also is miffed when she can't enjoy a hamburger or hotdog on a regular bun. So maybe this is the answer........my question is about baking after the freezing, should they thaw and then bake or just put them right in from the freezer? Thanks Going to try this recipe this week…..looks great. My wife has struggled wth a soy allergy for the last 5 or so years and also is miffed when she can’t enjoy a hamburger or hotdog on a regular bun. So maybe this is the answer……..my question is about baking after the freezing, should they thaw and then bake or just put them right in from the freezer?

Thanks

]]> By: Shirley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-1362 Shirley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-1362 Kadeeae, the only thing I can think of is that you might be rolling the dough out so that one side is slightly thicker than another. I have a tendency to do that myself, and that is really why I find it easier to shape them by hand. Kadeeae, the only thing I can think of is that you might be rolling the dough out so that one side is slightly thicker than another. I have a tendency to do that myself, and that is really why I find it easier to shape them by hand.

]]> By: Kadeeae http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-1361 Kadeeae http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/how-i-make-hamburger-hot-dog-buns/#comment-1361 These look fantastic! I'm going to have to give them a try, letting the bread machine do the first part for the first couple of tries. Question - When I've made rolls in the past and used something as a "cutter", they always tend to rise and come out of the oven with one side much higher than the other. Any idea why or what it is I might be doing wrong? I don't have the problem when I shape them by hand....... These look fantastic! I’m going to have to give them a try, letting the bread machine do the first part for the first couple of tries.

Question – When I’ve made rolls in the past and used something as a “cutter”, they always tend to rise and come out of the oven with one side much higher than the other. Any idea why or what it is I might be doing wrong? I don’t have the problem when I shape them by hand…….

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