These Homemade Hamburger Buns are incredibly fast, easy and delicious!  In less than an hour, you can have soft and fluffy hamburger buns without going to the store.  Make this 40 minute hamburger bun recipe for your next cookout! (2024)

FAQs

Do McDonald's toast their burger buns? ›

The good news for vegans or those with allergies is that despite the new bun being pitched as having a more buttery taste, it does not contain any dairy. It will be freshly toasted to order, resulting in an extra crunch to the new burgers.

A standard white hamburger bun has 26 grams (g) of refined carbs and a little under 1 gram of fiber (USDA). It means that traditional burger buns are not only nutritionally deficient but also a no-no if you're following a low-carb diet.

Here are the facts: All of our burger patties in the U.S. are always made with 100% USDA-inspected beef. That's the only ingredient: 100% real beef. Our patties contain no preservatives or fillers, and the only thing we ever add is a touch of salt and pepper when the patties are sizzling hot on the grill.

Chemical preservatives in the beef, bun, or packaging deter mould growth. High salt content in the burger prevents decomposition. The small size of the McDonald's hamburger allows for quick dehydration, making the environment inhospitable for mould. Lack of mould spores on the burger and in the surrounding air.

The bun is white bread, just like you can buy at the grocery store.

Try basting your buns for moisture and flavor.

"Using melted butter with just a 1/2 teaspoon each of garlic powder, chili powder, or cumin can totally transform a boring bun."

Though we don't serve 'bunless burger' per se, you can simply order a burger without the bun - just ask your server when ordering and they'll take care of it.

McDonald's burgers are made of 100% ground beef, formed into hamburger patties, and then quickly frozen at our suppliers to seal in great fresh flavor. We add salt and pepper to our burgers when they are cooked on the grill at our restaurants to bring out all that great beef taste.

A Soft, Sesame-Coated Bun

The key characteristic when it comes to the Big Mac bun is the center "club" layer, consisting of a single circular piece of bread with crumb exposed on both sides. Simple enough. All you've got to do is use a very sharp knife to cut the very bottom off of the bottom half of a regular bun.

Seriously- toast your buns. Put a little butter in a pan and let the buns sit there for a bit until they start to crisp up. This improves the flavor by a LOT and I cant go back to regular toaster buns anymore!

How to soften a bun? ›

Add water to a microwave safe glass, place in microwave & heat on high for 3 minutes or till steam starts to rise. With glass in microwave, Place buns & heat on medium for 20 secs or till they soften up. This method also works for leftover pasta or any gluten product.

Butter Note: McDonald's uses real dairy butter, and may butter the buns or grill, depending on the location. Some locations use only salt and pepper on the grill, but some do use butter.

But, now that the secret's out, our options are no longer limited. To score the better bun, just ask for the “steamed bun instead of the toasted bun” or the “bun used on the Filet-O-Fish sandwich.” Some commenters warn the order does take a little longer to complete, but confirm it's worth the wait.

Nothing compares to two 100% Canadian beef patties, special sauce, crisp lettuce, processed cheddar cheese, pickles and onions on a toasted sesame seed bun.

When toasting, burgers and sandwiches taste better because the buns do not soak up the juices of the ingredients. You can toast anything, from hamburger buns, grinder rolls, hotdog buns to assorted yeast breads and rolls!!