Honey cornmeal burger buns

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Makes 8

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs – divided (not separated!!)
  • 5 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ cup clover honey
  • 2 ¼ tsp (or 1 package) active dry yeast
  • 2 ¾ cups all purpose flour (add more if needed, but only if)
  • ½ cup cornmeal
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp water
Instructions

  • Take eggs and butter out to allow them to get to room temperature. In a small bowl, mix two eggs together.
  • In a small saucepan, scald the milk (bring it just to the boiling point), then cool it to lukewarm (warm is fine, but keep it under 120F to avoid killing the yeast).
  • In a small bowl, whisk warm milk, ¼ cup honey, and yeast.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, and salt.
  • Mix the yeast mixture, 2 tbsp butter and the two eggs into the flour mixture until it forms a soft dough. Knead the dough by hand for about 5 minutes, or until it is smooth and elastic.
  • Let the dough rise in a large bowl until doubled in volume, 1-2 hours
  • Once dough is almost done rising, preheat the oven to 375F, with two racks near the middle of the oven.
  • Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Once dough is done rising, divide it into 8 equal pieces.
  • Shape the dough into balls and place 4 on each parchment paper (rolls will be small but will expand during rise and in the oven!).
  • Cover with a bread towel or plastic wrap and let rise for 30 minutes to an hour.
  • Beat final egg with 1 tbsp of water.
  • Once buns finish rising, brush the tops of the buns with egg wash.
  • Bake for about 17 minutes, until tops are golden brown.
  • Melt remaining 3 tbsp butter.
  • Take buns out of the oven and brush with butter.
  • Let buns cool and  serve with burgers or fake pulled pork

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