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I bet you didn’t know that burgers are just full of secrets.

How to Make the Perfect Burger Plus Fast Hamburger Buns

{And not the K-Stew/Robert Pattinson type}

I’ve shared them once before, but just in case you’re more of a visual person – and who isn’t? … I made a video, just for you! 

What’s even better is that we’re making homemade buns that’ll be done just in time for the burgers. Are you skeptical? I was, when I first discovered this 40-minute hamburger bun recipe that I used a base to form my own.

If you don’t know much about bread-making – and I won’t pretend to be an expert, either – just know that when you’re messing around with yeast, you usually have to deal with all sorts of rise times and the like. There’s nothing hard about it – it’s can just get time-consuming. With these buns, however, you’re using a lot more yeast than you normally would, so this makes up for the lack of resting/rise time. Don’t ask me why, I’m no scientist – just watch and see!

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I’m feeling very French today. Making baguettes, drinking wine, eating Brie and such.

This was my first time making bread. Real bread. And by the way, it felt damn good.

Baking homemade bread is one of those things that just makes you feel like a total baller in the kitchen. Though I’m sure many bread recipes are difficult/annoying/require a bread machine, this one is nothing of the sort! All you need is a food processor – and even that’s not completely imperative, as Bittman points out, you can still make it without one.

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