Soft and fluffy Mini buns

Lovely mini burger buns, that I think you will love it!

I am so crazy about Ogura Toast (小倉トース: a piece of toast with butter and sweet red bean paste) lately. After eating too much of a thick slice of bread and a load of butter and sweet red bean paste, I thought that I should downsize it, haha.

So, I turned my toast into a mini bun instead. Anyway, the first batch of the buns was too high (and not fluffy enough), so I had to adjust the recipe until I got this cute little bun.

For Ogura Toast (小倉トース) using a delicious thick slice of salted butter and a lot of sweet red bean paste is my favorite style, ^^ but you can use less filling too haha.

 As this small and fluffy bun is not sweet, it's good for both sweet and savory filling.

Soft and fluffy Mini buns
Makes 12 buns

200 g ....................... Bread flour

2 g ........................... Instant yeast

12 g ......................... Granulated sugar

2.6 g ........................ Salt

70 g ......................... Milk

70 g ......................... Water 

20 g ......................... Unsalted butter

................................. Unsalted butter, for brushing over the buns

Put the flour, sugar, and yeast into a bowl and whisk to combine. Add the salt and whisk again.

Pour the milk and water into the bowl.

Mix to combine.

Remove from the bowl.

Knead for 7-8 minutes.

Or until smooth.

Add the unsalted butter and knead for 5-6 minutes.

Roll into a ball.

Put into a bowl, cover, and let it rise for 60 minutes.

Fold to release the gas.

Cover and let it rise for 30 minutes more.

Cut the dough into 12 equal pieces.

Roll each piece into a ball.

Cover and let it rest for 15 minutes.

Brush 12 muffin pans (6.3x3.2 cm. per pan) with unsalted butter.

Shape the dough into a tight ball.

Roll with a rolling pin.

Into a 6 cm. circle.

Put the dough into the prepared pans, cover, and let the dough rise for 45-50 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 190℃.

When the dough is ready.

Bake in the preheated oven at 190℃ for 12 minutes.

Tap the pan over the counter.

Brush the top with the unsalted butter.

Let the buns cool on a wire rack.

Serve it the way you like! 

Soft and fluffy Mini buns