Homemade Hot Dog Rolls also known as hot dog buns is a soft and pillow like elongated rolls. These fluffy rolls is made with just basic ingredients like flour, yeast, sugar, eggs, butter and milk. Turn these rolls into delicious hot dogs or sandwiches as you like.
Hot Dog Buns Recipe
Last week I made chicken seekh kebab hot dogs for my vlog channel. I wanted to make homemade hot dog buns to put the kebab in. So I whipped up a batch of my easy peasy buns recipe. This recipe never fails me. You can use this for bread as well.
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About Hot Dog Rolls Recipe
But first what are hot dog rolls? Hot dog rolls are a type of bread specifically designed to hold hot dogs or sausages. It is an elongated buns or rolls in Shape. These rolls are so fluffy and squishy with a slight chewy texture to it.
Hot dogs are served in hot dog rolls which are either steamed, toasted or buttered. It depends on each recipe. You can use this rolls to make vegan hot dogs
Hot dogs are super popular in America. These rolls are so fluffy, traditionally it is steamed before stuffing them with hot dogs. These rolls has to squishy and soft which is the main texture of it.
The recipe which I shared here is perfect for these rolls. I used basic ingredients similar to regular bread like plain flour, water, yeast, sugar, salt, milk, butter and egg.
I like to add egg and milk in my rolls which helps create the iconic shiny and fluffy golden colour over the buns once baked. Check my mummy dogs.
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There are few key tips and trick to follow whenever you make bread, buns or rolls. The first and foremost step is activating yeast. Many of you fail to get the perfect bread because your yeast is not active.
Yeast should be active to make your bread dough rise and get fluffy. Once you add yeast to warm water along with sugar the mixture should get foamy. This indicates your yeast is active.
Once yeast is activated then it all comes to kneading. I used stand mixer, you can use hand mixer with dough hook attachment. You can also use hands to knead, but it will take a bit of time. So I recommend mixer.
Knead your dough for atleast 10 minutes to activate the gluten, by this time the dough will pass the window pane test as well. Check my white bread recipe for details.
To check, Take a small ball of the dough and stretch it into a square. Keep on stretching until it becomes a thin film in the middle without breaking. The dough must be thin enough to pass light through it. If it is obtained without any tear, then your dough is properly kneaded.
If you get your dough right, then it will be proofed, shaped and baked to a perfect hot dog rolls. You can use the same dough to make buns or bread.
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Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour - I used plain all purpose flour for making the rolls. You can use whole wheat flour for healthy alternative.
- Dry Yeast - Make sure to use fresh and active yeast for making the rolls. Activate the yeast in warm water before adding flour.
- Warm Milk - a small amount of milk makes the rolls soft and fluffy.
- Warm Water - I used warm water for activating the yeast.
- Egg - I used egg to create soft and fluffy rolls. You can leave it out if you want.
- Melted Butter - melted butter adds so much flavour to the rolls. It also helps make the rolls soft.
- Sugar - I used granulated sugar which adds a touch of sweetness to the dough. It also helps activating the yeast. You can use honey instead.
- Salt - Make sure to use fine salt so it mixes evenly into the dough.
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Activating Yeast
1)Start by take warm water in a stand mixer. Sprinkle in sugar over the warm water. This sugar helps activate the yeast. Instead of sugar you can use honey as well.
2)Sprinkle dry yeast over the warm water. Mix once and Set aside for 5 mins till it looks foamy.
Make Dough
3)Once the yeast looks foamy and bubbly. Let mix the wet ingredients. Add in warm milk.
4)Add in plain flour and salt over the flour. It is important that salt should never come in direct contact with the yeast. Because it may kill the yeast.
5)Take egg in a bowl and beat it well until combined. Add in the beaten egg. When you pour the egg, make sure you reserve 1 tablespoon of the egg for egg wash.
6)Now add in melted butter as well.
7)While the mixing process stop in-between and scrape the bowl of the stand mixer for even mixing. Make sure you knead the dough for at least 10 mins. Add more flour if needed.
Proofing Dough
8)Once the kneading is done, remove the dough from the stand mixer bowl and shape it into a smooth ball and place it in a well oiled bowl.
9)Cover and set aside for 1 to 2 hours for proofing. It will get double in size.
10)You can see the dough has doubled in volume.
Shaping and Baking
11)Now take dough out of the bowl on a silicon mat. Divide it into 12 equal portions. For larger hot dog rolls divide the dough into 8 pieces. For small hot dog rolls divide them into 12 pieces.
12)Shape the divided dough into a smooth ball. Roll each ball into a long rectangle.
13)Like this.
14)Now roll the spread dough into a log like.
15)make sure you roll them tight and pinch to seal the edges.
16)Smooth hot dog rolls is ready.
17)place seam side down on the baking tray. Cover and let it proof for 30 mins. During the last 10 mins of proofing, Preheat oven to 200 degree C (400 degree F).
Baking rolls
18)Now once the rolls are proofed, brush the top with the reserved beaten egg mixed with little water or milk and Bake at 200 degree C for 15 mins.
19)Remove the buns from oven and let it cool for 10 mins. You can brush top with some butter.
20)Serve hot.
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Expert Tips
About Yeast - Make sure your yeast is active before proceeding. Yeast should look foamy once added to warm water. If your yeast is not foamy, the dough will not rise. Always store yeast in freezer to extend its shelf life.
Kneading - Kneading the dough is the key. So make sure you knead it really well. You can either use stand mixer or hand mixer with dough hook. If you are using your hands to knead, Make sure you take your time to knead well, it will take arleast 30 minutes of kneading to get it right.
Over baking - It is important to bake the buns and rolls just right. Don't over bake the rolls, If you over bake then the rolls may dry out and get hard.
Storage - you can store hot dog rolls in an air tight container at room temperature for upto 2 days. You can store in fridge upto a week and upto 3 months in freezer.
Serving - Enjoy these rolls as sandwiches or serve with soups.
FAQ
Q: How to Activate Yeast?
Take warm water in a bowl. Use Luke warm water. Dip your finger in the water and it should be very warm. Just like a warm bath water. Sprinkle little sweetness like sugar, honey. Because yeast loves warm and sweet environment. Now sprinkle yeast over it. I use dry yeast. Leave aside for 5 mins to activate. The yeast mix should be bubbly and foamy. This means yeast is activated.
Q: Why my yeast is not looking foamy?
It may happen because of three reason. First you must have added yeast to too hot water so the yeast has died. Second, You have used cold water so yeast didn't activated. Third, Your yeast is expired.
Q: How to store yeast?
Always store yeast in freezer in an air right container.
Q: How to make the dough if I don't have stand mixer?
You can use an electric beater dough hook attachment to knead the dough. Or use your hand for kneading. It will take some time but you can make the dough with hand.
Q: Can I use this dough to make buns and bread?
Yes you can use this same dough for buns and bread.
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Hot Dog Buns Recipe (Easy Hot Dog Rolls, Step by Step Guide)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour 360 grams
- 1½ teaspoon Salt 7.5 grams
- 1 large Egg reserve 1 tablespoon for egg wash
- ¾ cup Warm Milk 180 ml
- 3 tablespoon Melted Butter 45 ml
To Activate Yeast
- ¼ cup Warm Water (or as needed) 60 ml
- 3 tablespoon Sugar 45 grams
- 2 teaspoon Dry Yeast
Instructions
- Start by take warm water in a stand mixer. Sprinkle in sugar and dry yeast. Set aside for 5 mins till it looks foamy.
- Now add in milk, well beaten egg (reserving one tablespoon for egg wash), melted butter, flour, salt in the same and start kneading.
- While the mixing process stop in-between and scrape the bowl of the stand mixer for even mixing.
- Make sure you knead the dough for at least 10 mins. Add more flour if needed.
- Once the kneading is done, remove the dough from the strand mixer bowl and place it in a well oiled bowl. Cover and set aside for 1 to 2 hours for proofing. It will get double in size.
- Now take dough out of the bowl on a silicon mat. Divide it into equal portion. For larger hot dog rolls divide the dough into 8 pieces. For small hot dog rolls divide them into 12 pieces.
- Shape the divided dough into a smooth ball. Roll each ball into a long rectangle like and start rolling into a log like. Seal the edges and place seam side down on the baking tray. Cover and let it proof for 30 mins.
- During the last 10 mins of proofing, Preheat oven to 200 degree C (400 degree F).
- Now once the rolls are proofed, brush the top with the reserved beaten egg mixed with little water or milk and Bake at 200 degree C for 15 mins.
- Remove the buns from oven and let it cool for 10 mins.
- Serve.
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Noel
These are the most perfect homemade hotdog buns I've ever seen and I've been looking for quite some time 😵💫
Kimberly
Can I freeze the hot dog bun pls
Aarthi
yes you can wrap them in plastic wrap and foil and freeze them.
maria
I have never seen a perfect hot dog like this. it is yummy
Lingam
Tried this hot dog rolls, it was fluffy, soft and perfect
Lizbeth
I tried this hot dog buns for a supper party and it was so easy to make and everyone loved it.
julie
this looks yummy. I made it and stuffed with real hot dogs.
doodle
Must try recipe. Huge fan of you.
lamiya
How perfect it looks. You are awesome. I tried your bread recipe other day and it was pillow like. Thank you for the recipe.
Alia
Super good and delicious hot dog rolls.
Chris
Can I use whole wheat flour instead of maida. Let me know.
Aarthi
Yes you can use whole wheat flour. If you want better texture, use half wheat and half plain flour.
Holly
Is egg important in this recipe. Can I skip it.
Aarthi
You can leave egg and add some milk instead.
bonny
I tried this recipe and it turned perfect. So easy to make as well.
molly
I don't have a stand mixer. So i used my hands to knead the dough. It was perfect.
Rebecaa
i don't know why some people give this low rating. This recipe turned out perfect like most of your recipes that I tried. Looks like people are mean. you go girl!