[Squisha]

I recently received a Kitchenaid Mixer as a gift and made bread in it last night. My fiancee and I love it so much that we are considering stopping buying store bought bread and making it completely ourselves. I was just wondering if we could take our favorite bread recipe and seperate it out and shape it to make like hamburger buns, sub buns, etc, or if there are seperate recipes for each.

[Z~BESTUS]

SQUISHA:
Good Afternoon. Yes!!, you can do want your imagination is thinkng about. They are both Yeasted lean bread dough. You must consider if you wish soft or hard rolls, If you want soft buns then you must consider changing your flour type. Anyway, if you require further assistance post back my friend. Any recipe can be altered. Good luck & have a nice day.
~Z~BESTUS.

[KyleW]

These are the world famous Moomie's Buns! I use my stand mixer to make the dough. You can use any shape you like. I've even baked it as a loaf.

• 1 c water
• 2 tbsp butter or margarine
• 1 egg
• 3 1/4 c. flour
• 1/4 c. sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 tsp instant yeast

• Place all ingredients in your bread machine. Select dough. Allow to run cycle.
• Dump out onto lightly floured surface. Divide into 8 pieces. With each piece, slap into a bun shape. Usually 4 or 5 slaps will do it. Place on greased cookie sheets or your bun pans, cover; rise about 30 to 40 minutes.
Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes til golden. Cool on wire racks. I like to add a tsp of onion powder and about 1/2 tsp dried onion to the dough in the bread machine. It maks a light onion-y flavor that it wonderful!
• When I do these for burgers, I split the bun, butter, and fry in a skillet til brown. Yummy! They make great sandwich buns too! Nice and soft! You can't go wrong with this recipe!

• Moomie's Food Processor Buns (directions by Karen Noll)

• Place flour, sugar, salt and instant yeast in the bowl of the food processor (7-cup or larger model) fitted with the steel blade. Pulse ingredients briefly to combine.

• Add the egg and butter or margarine, and pulse briefly again to combine.

• With the motor running, add the water (90 – 95 degrees) slowly through the feed tube just until a rough dough ball forms, usually about 20 seconds. Stop the machine, check the consistency of the dough (it should be slightly sticky), and adjust water/flour if necessary. Process for an additional 20 seconds, for a total processing time of no more than 45 seconds to avoid overheating your dough.

• Place in a slightly oiled bowl or dough rising bucket, cover loosely with plastic wrap, and let rise for about an hour until doubled in bulk.

• Continue with directions for shaping and baking.

• Notes:
• To include your favorite variations:
• - Dry flavorings (like onion powder or Penzey’s Foxpoint seasoning) should be added with the flour
• - If you are using honey or molasses instead of sugar, add with the butter and egg

[Squisha]

Thanks for all the help! One question remains, though. How do you get the right shape for sub buns (oval)? Is there specific pans to buy that can achieve that or do you have to be kinda artistic with it?