Grandma Iris' Buns
The fluffiest, most delicious, buttery white dinner buns you will ever eat, courtesy of our resident bun making expert, my sweet Grandma-in-law Iris!! The dough is made in the breadmaker, making this a super convenient and easy recipe. These freeze well!
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup water, approximately (see instructions)
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp instant or breadmaker yeast
- 1 tbsp additional butter for brushing optional
Instructions
- To a 2 cup measuring glass, add the egg and enough water to measure 1 1/4 cups total liquid. Beat lightly.
- Add the egg/water mixture to the breadmaker bowl (feel free to prepare the dough in a stand mixer with a dough hook attachent if prefered).
- Add the butter, sugar, and salt to the breadmaker bowl.
- Add the flour, make a little well in the top of the flour and then add the yeast.
- Run the dough cycle on your breadmaker. If you prepared your dough in a mixer or by hand, cover and let rise until doubled.
- Dump out the dough to a floured surface and punch down. Let sit for 10 minutes.
- Form 16-24* balls and space 1" apart on a rimmed sheet pan or brownie pan(s).*I used to always make 24 buns but they were too small for our family, so I've switched to making 16 and they make nice big fluffy dinner buns. Do what suits you best!
- Cover and rise in warm place until doubled in size, about an hour. Make sure the buns are the size you want before baking.
- Preheat your oven to 375F. Bake the buns for 18-20 minutes or until nicely browned and cooked through. Butter the tops of the buns if desired.