Homemade Bread Machine Hamburger Buns (The Cheap And Easy Way!)
Updated on January 19, 2026
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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, water, 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 on the countertop or months in the freezer.
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’ve been trying to find ways to make as much as I can from scratch to save money without wasting time. A bread machine is one of the recent and most exciting finds for accomplishing this! I started by making sandwich bread, but then discovered even more options like pizza dough, cinnamon rolls, hamburger buns, hot dog buns, bagels, 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 better tasting and resemble a brand-name bun, so the savings are even higher!
The Downside of Bread Machine Hamburger Buns
The only downside of using a bread machine to make hamburger buns is that it can only make 8 at a time. If you need to make a larger quantity, you’d have to do multiple batches or make the dough by hand or with a mixer instead. Thankfully, buns from this recipe freeze easily, so if you do find yourself having extra time, you could keep extra buns in your freezer for times when you need more!
Ingredients In Homemade Hamburger Buns
- Water– Provides moisture and helps activate the yeast
- Bread Flour– Provides structure for the buns
- Yeast-Responsible for the rise of the buns, causing them to be fluffy and soft
- Sugar– Gives color and flavor
- Salt– Adds flavor
- Egg– provides both structure and flavor inside the buns and creates a glossy shine to the outside of the buns as an egg wash.
- Butter– adds a smooth, butter flavor
Time needed: 3 hours
- Combine Ingredients
Pour water, sugar, and yeast into the bread machine
- Combine Wet ingredients
Beat 1 egg into the melted butter separately, then pour it into the bread machine
- Add Flour And Salt
Add flour and salt last to separate salt from the rest of the ingredients. This is to prevent the salt from killing the yeast, which would ruin your rise on the final product.
- Run The Dough Cycle
When all ingredients have been added, run the “dough” cycle on your bread machine. On mine, it is 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- Divide Dough
When the dough cycle is complete, pour out the dough onto a floured surface and divide it into 8 equal pieces.
- Roll
Roll each piece of dough into a ball by pulling the tops tight and the seams to the bottom. This will make a smooth, domed top to your hamburger buns
- Rise
Place the buns onto a greased baking sheet with 2 inches between each bun. Cover and allow to rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size. If you’re rising in a warm area, this could take less than 1 hour.
- Egg Wash
Once risen, cover each bun with an egg wash to give it a shine and help create a golden color once baked.
- Bake
Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Bread Machine Hamburger Buns Recipe
Since finding this recipe, I haven’t bought hamburger buns from the store 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
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Warm Water
- 1 Tbsp Yeast
- 2 Tbsp Sugar
- 2 Tbsp Butter (melted)
- 1 Egg (beaten)
- 3 cup Bread Flour
- 3/4 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Pour the water, yeast, and sugar into the bread machine
- Beat egg into melted butter then add into bread machine
- Add bread flour and salt into bread machine
- Set bread machine to the "dough" setting and press start
- When the cycle is finished, pour out dough onto a floured surface
- Divide dough into 8 equal pieces
- Roll buns into balls by stretching the dough from top to bottom to create a smooth top with seams on the bottom. Transfer to a greased baking sheet keeping each bun about 2 inches apart.
- Cover the buns and allow them to rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
- When buns have risen, brush tops with an egg wash.
- Bake buns at 350℉ for 20-24 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
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. The quality is best on the first day, but homemade buns can last 4-5 days on the countertop, and last for many months in the freezer.
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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I’m so pleased to see another bread machine right like mine❤️ had mine for 18 yrs now and it’s still going strong! Awesome recipe for buns. So tired of store bought things. I’ve been making bread and pizza dough with my machine. never thought of making hamburger buns, giving it a try. Thanks for sharing your recipe ❤️
so glad to hear you love your bread machine is still keeping up after all this time! I absolutely love mine! Best of luck, on your homemade journey!