Hamburger/ Hot Dog Buns

This recipe has been adapted from Fraicheliving.Com. Its such an easy, simple recipe that allows you to make your own bread. You can use it for hamburger, hotdog, dinner rolls, cinnamon or raisin buns. You can adapt it accordingly. The best part is that it can be a vegan recipe if you substitute the honey for sugar and substitute the butter for vegan butter. The recipe is also very similar to my pizza dough recipe.

Ingredients:
3 cups of all purpose flour
3 cups of whole wheat flour
3 cups of luke warm water
2 tablespoons of honey or coconut palm sugar
1 tablespoon of coconut palm sugar
2 tablespoons melted or softened butter or vegan butter
2 teaspoons of salt
2 tablespoons of active fast rising dry yeast

1) Add 1.5 cups of warm water to yeast and sugar in a mixing bowl. Let this sit for 10 mins.

2) Add remaining 1.5 cups of water to this bowl with butter, honey/sugar and salt and mix.
3) Add 1 cup of flour at a time and mix on low speed using a dough hook in the mixer or by hand.
4) If mixing by hand, transfer dough to counter and knead dough to get it soft but not sticky.

5) If using the mixer, once dough is soft and not sticky you can remove and grease the mixing bowl and then put it back into the mixing bowl and cover for about an hour.

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6) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and grease a baking pan or loaf pan if you are making buns or bread.
7) Cut of pieces about 1/2 and use some flour to dust your hands. Form into hamburger buns, hotdog buns or dinner rolls.
8) Place buns about 1/2 inch apart on a greased pan and cover with clean towel until they double in size.
9) Bake for 20 mins or until nicely browned. Cool on cooling rack and enjoy!

Makes approx: 36 buns
Calories per bun: 83, Fat: 1g, Carbs: 15.4g, Fiber: 1.7g, Sugar: 1.4g, Protein: 2.3g, Sodium: 129.5 mg