Skip the store-bought buns and make your own for less. Try this easy recipe for homemade bread machine hamburger buns and never go back!
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In a Nutshell:
DIY Bread machine hamburger buns are cheaper than store-bought buns and easier to make than you’d think! They require sugar, flour, egg, milk, yeast, and salt which costs under $1 to make! Homemade bread machine hamburger buns take under 3 hours to make but only about 10 minutes of active time. They can last 4-5 days when stored properly.
If you’ve been following my homemaking journey, you already know how excited I’ve been about my bread machine. If you’re new here, I’m trying to find ways to make as much as I can from scratch to save money without wasting my time on tedious extra work. A bread machine is one of the recent and most exciting finds for accomplishing this! I started by making sandwich bread but now dived into cinnamon rolls, pizza, hamburger buns, hot dog buns, and rolls. With the money I’ve saved, I’ve already more than paid for my second-hand bread machine!
Are Homemade Hamburger Buns Cheaper Than Store-Bought?
Yes, homemade hamburger buns are cheaper to make than store-bought buns. The current price of cheap hamburger buns from Walmart’s Great Value is $1.46. Making buns at home is well under $1. Plus, the buns you make at home are much better tasting and resemble a brand-name bun so the savings are even higher!
That said, a bread machine can only make so many hamburger buns a day. If you need a lot of buns for a party, you’re probably better off buying them and using your time on setting up the other foods. Sometimes around Memorial Day, Labor Day, or the 4th of July, you’ll find sales on hamburger buns that bring prices down. At those times, you might prefer to just purchase pre-made buns.
Bread Machine Hamburger Buns Recipe
Since finding this recipe I haven’t bought pre-made hamburger buns at all. It takes 1 hour and 30 minutes in my bread machine, about 10 minutes to roll and cut, 1 hour to rise, and another 10 minutes to bake. That’s just under 3 hours but only 10 minutes of active time! Because I keep hamburgers stocked in our freezer, I can whip up a batch of buns any time and have dinner ready without having to go to the store!
Cheap and Easy Homemade Bread Machine Hamburger Buns
Equipment
- Bread Machine
- Baking Sheet
- Rolling Pin
Ingredients
- 1-1/4 cup Whole Milk
- 1 Egg (beaten)
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 3/4 t tsp Salt
- 3-3/4 cup Bread Flour
- 1-1/4 tsp Instant Yeast
- 1 Egg
- 1-1/2 tbsp Sesame Seeds
Instructions
- Pour the milk, egg (beaten), sugar, salt, bread flour, and instant yeast into the bread machine in that order
- Set bread machine to the "dough" setting and press start
- When the cycle is finished, roll out dough onto a floured surface to about 1/2" thick.
- Use the rim of a wide coffee cup to cut out 8-10 buns (depending on thickness of dough)
- Place buns onto 2 parchment covered baking sheets. Leave room for rise. Cover with a tea towel and let sit for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉
- When buns have risen, brush tops with an egg wash (beaten egg) and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown on top. Remove from oven and cool before eating.
Storing Bread Machine Hamburger Buns
Because bread machine hamburger buns are homemade, they don’t have any preservatives in them. They do not last as long as store-bought buns. Homemade buns last 4-5 days. I have not personally tried freezing these buns, but I have tried freezing homemade bread and would assume these freeze just as well as long as they don’t get crushed.
Before storing, make sure your hamburger buns are fully cooled. If they are not, the heat coming off them will create condensation in the bag and cause them to get tacky and damp. For the best storage, wrap the buns in a tea towel and put them into a gallon-size Ziplock or airtight storage box.
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