Quick Yeast Buns (in under an hour)

Maybe having my bread machine bite the dust wasn’t a bad thing. It’s forced me to take a look at bread-making again. Since I’m kind of a last-minute person, I’ve been toying with breads to go with soup that can be done in a hurry. This has led to re-discovering quick breads like scones and biscuits that I first learned to make in grade 8 Home Ec. I also discovered a 40-minute hamburger bun recipe that gets rave reviews across the internet. I like whole wheat bread so I’ve taken that highly rated recipe and come up with this:

Quick Buns
2 Tbsp active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
1⁄4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1-1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
1-1/2 to 2 cups unbleached flour

1. In a 2 cup measuring cup, dissolve yeast and 1 tsp of the sugar in warm water.
2. *Microwave for 8 seconds.
3. Give it a stir and put it into the bowl of a stand mixer with dough hook.
4. Add oil and the rest of the sugar.
5. Let stand 5 minutes.
6. Add egg, salt,  all the whole wheat flour and enough of the unbleached flour to form a soft dough.
7. Knead with dough hook about 2- 4 minutes.
8. Do not let rise. (What?! Yes!)
9. Divide into 12 pieces and shape each into a ball.
10. Place 3" apart on greased baking sheets.
11. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
12. Bake at 425° for 8 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
13. Remove from pans to wire rack to cool.

*This is a tip I’ve picked up along the way and now do it for all my bread.
** Recipe makes about 900 grams so I weigh our 72 g portions for each bun.
Don't omit the salt. It's important to the whole chemistry of bread-making.

Hear are the little morsels of dough - ready to go.
Sorry, no pictures of the method. But you’re basically sticking everything in a bowl and kneading it.

so good with Krista's borshcht