Pretzel Burger Buns
I love pretzels. I love fresh homemade bread. I love burgers...combining it all here to make these delish rye flour burger buns, with a pretzel twist!
These are about to show up in another recipe you will want to keep an eye out for. I had made some Buttermilk Chicken and seriously, it was so good I knew a burger was in the offing. It seems buttermilk chicken burgers are everywhere here, not sure about your neck of the woods.
I had hoped for a cleaner pretzel like cut in the top of these, you know, to make them Instagram worthy, but the dough is very soft and wouldn't cut well. Sigh. Instagram didn't seem to care though and neither do I! Perfect slathered in plenty of butter. Or as I suggest, as part of the Buttermilk Chicken Burgers! A side of fries is optional!
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Need
- 300 Grams water
- 60 Grams butter BUY
- 250 Grams light rye flour
- 250 Grams bakers or strong flour
- 2 Teaspoons dry active yeast
- generous Pinches pink salt flakes plus some more to finish BUY
- Big pot of boiling water
- 3 Tablespoons baking soda
Do
- 1
Place water and butter into the Thermomix bowl and melt 2 min/40°C/speed 1.
- 2
Add flours, yeast and salt and combine 6 sec/speed 6. Knead 2 min/Interval. If the dough is too sticky to easily work with, add a little more bakers flour.
- 3
Tip out onto a floured bread mat and roll into a tight ball. Place into a large bowl and cover with the bread mat. Rise until doubled and light and airy.
- 4
Preheat oven to 180°C and line 2 trays with baking paper.
- 5
Punch the dough down and form into 10 equal sized rolls. (approx 90g each) Place them onto prepared trays so they won't touch when risen. Cover with a cloth and allow to rise again for around 20 minutes.
- 6
Meanwhile bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the baking soda to the water and give it a good stir to dissolve. Turn off the heat and cool slightly, but it should be quite warm for the next part.
- 7
Get ready, you need a good knife to cut your cross on top of each roll, the extra salt and the oven needs to be well heated. A slotted spoon is also helpful.
- 8
Slip 2 or 3 rolls into the water and turn a couple of times until the surface has sealed and is glossy. About 30 seconds per batch is plenty of time. Remove with the slotted spoon and return to the prepared trays.
- 9
Cut the cross on top of each bun as quickly as you can, sprinkle each with more salt flakes. Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- 10
Serve with butter of your choice, unsalted is good with these are they have the lovely crispy flakes on top.
Served with
Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of eight, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.
Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!
