Meat Buns Recipe – Buns Stuffed with Meat

3.50 from 110 votes
A baking tray filled with freshly baked, golden brown burger buns topped with white sesame seeds, resting on a sheet of parchment paper.

These meat buns are so soft and delicious. Ones you taste one bun you will not be able to stop eating more.

A baking tray filled with freshly baked, golden brown burger buns topped with white sesame seeds, resting on a sheet of parchment paper.

Meat Buns Recipe – Buns Stuffed with Meat

3.50 from 110 votes
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
WORK TIME 30 minutes
DIFFICULTY Easy
Cuisine World
Servings 16 yields

Ingredients
 

  • 4 cups 500g flour
  • 1 tablespoon instant dry yeast
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • ¼ cup 60ml vegetable oil
  • 1¼ cups 300ml water
  • 10 oz 285g ground beef
  • 1 large onion
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 crushed garlic cloves
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ cup 35g pine nuts
  • 1 egg
  • Sesame seeds

Instructions
 

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Make the dough: in a mixing bowl place flour, yeast and sugar. Mix. Add salt, water and oil. Knead the dough 7-8 minutes.
    2. Transfer the dough to greased bowl and let rise for 1 hour.
    3. Meanwhile make the filling: over medium heat sauté chopped onion for 2-3 minutes, add crushed garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes more. Add ground beef, salt, pepper, thyme, cumin and pine nuts. cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring constantly. Let cool.
    4. Divide the dough into 16-20 equal pieces and shape each piece into ball. Roll the balls into 3-3.5" (7-9cm) diameter circle. Place 1 tablespoon of the filling in the center, close the dough tight and shape a ball. Place all the balls in a baking try, cover and let rest 20 minutes.
    5. Preheat oven to 355F (180C).
    6. Brush the buns with egg wash, sprinkle with sesame. Bake 20 minutes.

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2 Comments

  1. Can I freeze these? And just re-bake them in the oven?

    October 27, 2020
    1. I froze these after baking them and the kids microwave them on a paper towel on the plate so they don’t get soggy. Love these.

      March 22, 2021
3.50 from 110 votes (110 ratings without comment)

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