Baking -Grilling-Toasting Breads- Buns-Cakes

Salt Bun

Salt buns are lightly seasoned with salt, offering a subtly savory flavor that enhances their versatility for a range of savory fillings and sandwiches. Breads and buns have been cherished favorites since childhood, evoking nostalgia and comfort. Imagine the joy of baking them at home—it’s easier than you might think! Among the many types of buns you can bake, salt buns, sandwich buns, and hamburger buns are particularly popular. These soft, textured buns are incredibly versatile and perfect for creating delicious savory sandwiches.

Baking at Home

Baking buns at home allows you to control the ingredients and customize the flavor to your liking. The process is straightforward, and the result is a batch of warm, fresh buns that you can enjoy with a variety of fillings. When sliced horizontally and stuffed with cheese, vegetables, or your favorite savory ingredients, these buns make for a satisfying meal or snack.

Serving Salt Bun

  • Breakfast: Enjoy these buns with a layer of cheese or a simple spread for a hearty start to your day.
  • Tea-Time: Pair them with tea and a selection of savory fillings for a delightful afternoon snack.
  • Lunch or Dinner: Use them as the base for sandwiches or burgers, adding your favorite toppings and condiments.

Homemade buns offer a delightful alternative to store-bought options, providing a soft texture and a personalized touch that makes each bite special.

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Whole wheat banana bread

Focaccia bread

Italian rolls

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Salt Bun / Sandwich bun

Niranjana Sankaranarayanan
Breads and Buns are almost everyone's favourite from childhood days. How does it sound baking at home? Yes, we can make buns at home very easily. There are so many types of buns available and this can be called as salt bun or sandwich bun or hamburger bun. These soft textured buns can be used to make some savoury sandwiches. These are slightly salty, so when you cut it horizontally and stuff it with some cheese or vegetables, they taste really great. You can have these buns even for your breakfast or during tea-time. 
Some more Bread recipes
Whole wheat banana bread
Focaccia bread
Italian rolls.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Proofing time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Bread, Breakfast, Bun
Cuisine American, European
Servings 6 buns

Equipment

  • OTG

Ingredients
  

  • 250 gm Maida
  • 12 gm Sugar
  • 12 gm Butter
  • 5 gm Oil
  • 5 gm Salt
  • 10 gm Yeast
  • 150 ml Water

Instructions
 

  • Measure all the ingredients and keep it ready.
  • Heat the water until it is lukewarm.
  • Take a small bowl and add half the quantity of measured water.
  • Into the lukewarm water, add active dry yeast, sugar and mix well.
  • Allow it to sit for sometime for the yeast to get activated.
  • After ten minutes, you can see the froth formed due to yeast activation.
  • The yeast is activated and the yeast mixture is ready.
  • Take another bowl and add maida into it.
  • Into it add salt, oil, butter and mix well.
  • Then add the yeast mixture into it.
  • Slowly sprinkle the remaining water and knead it to a smooth dough.
  • If reqd we can add 1-2 tsp extra water.
  • The dough should be smooth and non sticky. Give pressure with your hands and knead it well.(Check he video).
  • Now tuck it well and place it on a bowl. Apply oil over the dough. Close the bowl with a lid and allow it to double.
  • It nearly took 30 minutes to double.
  • Once it has doubled, punch it with your hands to release air.
  • Again, bring the dough together and start kneading.
  • Dust the working surface with flour and keep the dough.
  • Knead the dough with both your hands. Stretch the dough well and knead well.
  • Once finished kneading for atleast ten minutes, divide it into equal parts.
  • Take each portion and tuck it well and make balls.
  • Line the baking tray with butter paper or aluminium foil and arrange the buns on the ttray.
  • Sprinkle water on it.
  • Cover the tray with a cloth and allow for second proofing.
  • After ten to fifteen minutes, pre heat the oven at 230 degree celsius for 3 minutes.
  • Place the tray on a middle rack, bake at 170-180 degree celsius for 30 to 35 minutes.
  • For the first ten minutes, turn on both the rods and after that keep only the bottom rod on.
  • The buns will start turning brown. After 25 minutes,check. once done, remove from the oven else bake for five more minutes.
  • After removing from oven, brush it with butter immediately. This gives shining to the buns and keeps it soft.
  • The salt buns or sandwich buns are ready.
  • We can use this buns to make some savoury sandwiches.

Video

Notes

  • Make sure the water is lukewarm. It should neither be too hot nor be too cold.
  • When you dip a finger in the water, you should be able to bear the heat.
Keyword Baking, Buns, Salt bun, Sandwich bun

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Measure all the ingredients and keep it ready.
  • Heat the water until it is lukewarm.
  • To begin with make a small bowl and add half the quantity of measured water.
  • Into the lukewarm water, add active dry yeast, sugar and mix well.
  • Allow it to sit for sometime for the yeast to get activated.
  • After ten minutes, you can see the froth formed due to yeast activation.

Hamburger bun_yest activated

  • The yeast is activated and the yeast mixture is ready.
  • Take another bowl and add maida into it.
  • Into it add salt, oil, butter and mix well.
  • Then add the yeast mixture into it.
  • Slowly sprinkle the remaining water and knead it to a smooth dough.
  • If required we can add 1-2 tsp extra water.
  • The dough should be smooth and non sticky. Give pressure with your hands and knead it well.(Check the video).

Hamburger bun_dough ready for proofing

  • Now tuck it well and place it on a bowl. Apply oil over the dough. Close the bowl with a lid and allow it to double.

After proofing

  • It nearly took 30 minutes to double.

After first proofing

  • Once it has doubled, punch it with your hands to release air.

  • Once again, bring the dough together and start kneading.
  • Dust the working surface with flour and keep the dough.
  • Knead the dough with both your hands. Stretch the dough well and knead well.
  • Once finished kneading for atleast ten minutes, divide it into equal parts.
  • Take each portion and tuck it well and make balls.
  • Line the baking tray with butter paper or aluminium foil and arrange the buns on the tray.

Hamburger bun_second proofing

  • Sprinkle water on it.
  • Cover the tray with a cloth and allow for second proofing.

  • After ten to fifteen minutes, pre heat the oven at 230 degree celsius for 3 minutes.
  • First, place the tray on a middle rack and bake at 170-180 degree celsius for 30 to 35 minutes.

Hamburger bun_in the oven

  • For the first ten minutes, turn on both the rods and after that keep only the bottom rod on.
  • The buns will start turning brown. After 25 minutes,check. once done, remove from the oven else bake for five more minutes.

Hamburger bun_baking

  • Finally after removing from oven, brush it with butter immediately. This gives shining to the buns and keeps it soft.

  • The salt buns or sandwich buns are ready.

  • We can use this buns to make some savoury sandwiches.

Hamburger bun_final pic

Note

  • Make sure the water is lukewarm. It should neither be too hot nor be too cold.
  • When you dip a finger in the water, you should be able to bear the heat.

 

 

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23 Comments

  1. Perfectly baked buns and very soft in texture. I wanted to bake a bread but always afraid if it is not properly baked or not, but your buns looks absolutely amazing, will try this recipe soon.

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