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Best way to shape hot dog buns? (i.postimg.cc)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/lemmybread

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First try at making hot dog buns today. Next time I’m definitely going to do 8 buns instead of 6. Other than that, do you have any tips or tricks to shaping them?

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[–] prime_number_314159 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Disclaimer: I have not made hotdog buns.

There's a roll recipe I like that has you put a 3 by 4 grid of them in a 9 by 9. Each roll supports the ones next to it, and the walls support the edge rolls. I think you could do something similar with hotdog buns in a high walled pan, assuming you put the right number per pan, to get the right level of height without needing very wide buns.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

I'll second this. If you look at commercial top-sliced hot dog buns, they're basically elongated pull-apart rolls that aren't baked brown on the sides because they were baked right next to a bunch of other rolls. I found this blog post that has a good pic of what I think would be the ideal spacing:

The parchment paper is almost certainly optional. Neat trick to keep the buns separate but likely not necessary.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This makes a lot of sense. I’ll have to try them in a 9x13 next time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Makes sense, the store bought ones are usually attached. Might want to bake a little slower lower so the middle gets done.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Good point on the baking time and temp

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I used to have a plastic silverware divider that worked pretty well. Besides that I have used cans laid on their side, then put a towel over them. The buns go in the valleys between the cans. I found that worked better than the usual Baguette way of just using a towel and pinching it up between the Baguette, because bun dough usually wants to spread more.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Thanks, I’ll have to see what I can figure out. I realize now I let these be too free form because that’s how I usually make hamburger buns.

[–] fart_pickle 5 points 5 months ago

Buy baguette form, it will make shaping hot dog buns much easier.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Tasty! How did you shape them?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I rolled them into tubes of dough and let them each rise separately, which is likely why they turned out flatter than I wanted