Full recipe below<3 the dreamiest hot dog buns I could ever imagine. You can make them with or without sourdough starter, I’ve done both ways and the differences are very minimal, both ways are delicious! And you can save this recipe in the @recime.app to make your life easier and organize all the recipes you want to try! #recimepartner The Best Hot Dog Buns (with sourdough discard) Makes 20 Buns For the dough: 690g flour 245g water (warm if your house is cold) 300g sourdough starter or discard (either is fine, it won’t make a difference) 18g instant yeast 2 large eggs 115g honey or granulated sugar 56g salted butter, softened 18g fine salt Egg wash for extra shine: 1 egg yolk 1 TBSP milk or cream (I’ve found that cream with a splash of water works best) NON SOURDOUGH VERSION: If you’re *not* using sourdough: Increase the flour to 840g total and the water to 405g total but keep every other measurement the same. Instructions 1. To make the dough: Combine all dough ingredients except for the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on low speed for two minutes until the flour is all absorbed, then mix on high or medium high speed (depends on your mixer, I have a super old one so it works best at max speed for this) for about 10 minutes until you have a soft, smooth dough that is close to passing the windowpane test. At this point you can add the softened butter and mix for 5-10 more minutes until it’s all smooth again. The dough should be smooth, strong, and shiny. Shape it into a ball in the mixing bowl and cover. Let rise until it’s nearly doubled in size, about 1 to 2 hours, or more if your house is on the colder side. 2. To shape the buns: Gently deflate the dough and divide into 20 equal pieces. If using a scale, each piece should be about 76g. Shape each piece into a ball (it doesn’t need to be perfect). It will be sticky. Once all balls are formed, it’s time to shape the hot dog buns starting with the first ball formed (since that one has had the most time to rest). Continued in comments (sorry I’m out of room) <3 #hotdogbuns #sourdoughrecipe #summerrecipe summerbbq sourdough hot dog buns