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4.92 from 12 votes

Spelt Hamburger Buns

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 cups (600g) all-purpose spelt or einkorn flour, plus extra for dusting (I use Jovial einkorn, and VitaSpelt spelt)
  • 1.5 teaspoon (7g) dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon (6g) salt
  • 1 1/4 cups warm water
  • 1 small potato (100-150g) boiled, peeled and chopped loosely
  • 5 tablespoons (70g) butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup sugar (or less, if you wish)
  • 1 egg beaten
  • Sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions

  • In a bowl of a stand up mixer, whisk together 2 cups of flour with 1.5 teaspoon dry yeast and 1 teaspoon salt.
  • In a blender, combine water, potato, melted butter and sugar. Blend until smooth.
  • Add the liquid mixture to the flour mixture, combine with a spoon until no dry spots remain. It will be shaggy.
  • Add 2 cups of flour. Fit mixer with a dough hook and knead until dough forms. Don't over mix. Einkorn might be sticky, spelt will be easily manageable, just slightly tacky.
  • Sprinkle with flour and give it a couple of hand kneads (it will firm it up and develop more surface tension).Cover and leave for 2-3 hours. The dough will increase in size significantly (probably triple).
  • Turn dough onto a well floured work surface. Sprinkle with flour, knead by hand for a minute or two, then shape into a ball.
  • Divide dough into 12 pieces.
  • Knead and shape each piece into a ball, and place on parchment lined baking sheet, seam-side down. Press lightly to flatten each dough ball.Cover with a tea towel. Allow to rest for 30-45 minutes.Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  • Brush buns with a beaten egg; sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, or until the tops brown nicely.