60 Reviews of Whole Wheat Hamburger and Hot Dog Buns (Bread Machine)

From: jomom75

On Feb 22, 2007

I thought I had a good bun recipe before, I was wrong! But I do now! This is the perfect recipe! The dough is easy to work with and shape, and they come out with a beautiful texture. I have made both hamburger and hot dog buns with them. Only changes I make are I use canola oil instead of shortening, I don't use the gluten, and I do 1 1/2 cups each of all-purpose and whole-wheat flours. They take exactly 8 minutes in my oven.

From: lizbits

On Sep 5, 2007

Excellent- I cannot give this enough stars! The taste was amazing, the texture was fantastic. This is a definite keeper for sure- DH was amazed by these! Thanks for posting! ETA: DH raved about these so much that I decided to try making it into a sandwich bread- I threw the risen dough into a greased loaf pan, let rise the 15 min, then baked at 375 for about 40 minutes- perfect!

From: Chef #377712

On Sep 4, 2007

Thank you! I was tired of buying overpriced (or extremely cheap) buns and knew there had to be better. This is it! I, too, used canola oil and 1/2 Whole Wheat 1/2 white flour and it was perfect! I did use vital wheat gluten even though I am at 5500 feet altitude. Boy did they rise! My hot dog buns turned out too big so I cut them in half vertically, scooped out some of the middle and made two "boats" for the hot dogs. My kids thought that was awesome.

From: poodlebone

On Mar 4, 2007

I've had a bread machine for awhile but have never used it for just making dough to bake in the oven. I needed a roll for my lunch tomorrow and forgot to buy some at the supermarket, so I decided to look for a recipe. There's a problem with the instructions or the nutrition info, though. The recipe says to cut the dough into 8 pieces for hamburger buns, but the nutrition info is for 12 servings. I thought 8 would make them too big and I did 10 instead, but I wish I had noticed the # of servings in the nutrition info first. I know the recipe says it makes 12 hamburger buns so I guess it's based on that buy I think this would make 12 hamburger buns as well. I didn't want them too big because I needed them to fit into my Mr. Bento lunch jar. Luckily, I'm not too good at making things even and some of them are small enough to fit perfectly! I used 2 Tbsp of Splenda Blend instead of 1/4 cup of sugar, and canola oil instead of shortening. I ate one bun right out of the oven and it was so good - soft and tasty! I kept an eye on them so they didn't get overdone.

From: BrookeTX-GA

On Nov 1, 2006

These turned out perfectly! I love them! I didn't have to modify the recipe at all. I ate a a few for breakfast with a little honey butter. They were more like large yeast rolls and much much yummier than the store bought version!

From: Chani Goldstein

On Feb 9, 2009

Unbelievable!! My husband has convinced himself that the health of whole wheat bread cancels out the most fattening of contents. My regular whole wheat bread did not hold up to all fillings but these buns did. They were easy to make, soft, fluffy, and actually add to a sandwich rather than just serving as a holder. Had them with shredded chicken sandwiches and I will be making them again soon for burgers and dogs. Thanks!

From: VegSocialWorker

On Jun 6, 2006

These turned out fantastic. I have to say that I am not a great baker and things with yeast do not often turn out great for me. But this worked and it was easy and tasty. I am very impressed with these perfect little hamburger buns that I made. Thank you for posting this recipe, I will make them again for sure!

From: Debbie Wales

On Dec 1, 2007

Excellent! I did use olive oil instead of shortening and honey instead of sugar. I also used all white whole wheat flour from Bob's Red Mill (love the stuff!). Thanks!

From: Chef #398075

On Dec 1, 2006

Great for sloppy joes and the like. I changed and did 1 1/2 C whole wheat, 1 1/2 C all-purpose flour, changed shortening to 1/4 C Canola oil, and decreased sugar to 1/8 cup, no wheat gluten. Fabulous tasting!!!

From: sushicat

On Feb 22, 2007

This was a great recipe! So easy to make. I used Becel oil for the shortening and 1/2 white flour and 1/2 whole wheat. For a lower calorie roll I also used Splenda sugar substitute. This ones a keeper for sure. Thanks so much!