This buttery brioche bun recipe is so fluffy and perfect for any burger or sandwich. The moment you sink your teeth into the brioche rolls you’ll fall in love!
These brioche buns would go so perfectly with my Homemade beef patties or chipotle burgers with avocado sauce!
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We are so crazy in love with these brioche buns because brioche is our favorite type of bread. If you love brioche as much as we do, be sure to try out Nutella brioche and Brioche bread loaf.
What is brioche?
- Brioche is a French type of bread that is made with yeast, flour, and a large amount of eggs and butter. The high butter content is what gives brioche bread that fluffy and tender texture.
What makes a brioche different to most breads?
- Brioche differs from your basic yeast bread because it has a lot of butter in it. The incorporated butter makes each bite of brioche so fluffy and melt in your mouth delicious!
How to make brioche buns
- Start off by combing the warm milk, sugar, and yeast. Then leave it out for 15 minutes or so until it becomes frothy.
- Then combine the flour, sugar, salt, eggs, and yeast mixture into the bowl of your stand mixer using the hook attachment. You’ll want to start off on low speed so the flour doesn’t go flying everywhere.
- Now slowly pick up the speed to high and add in the softened butter once you don’t see any more patches of flour. You’ll want to beat the brioche dough for about 10 minutes. The dough will be very sticky, which is what you want! DO NOT add more flour. The extra flour will make the brioche too dense.
- Next, you’ll need to place the dough into a large greased bowl. Cover and let it rise for about an hour.
- Now shape the brioche dough into a log and divide it up into 8 pieces. Shape each piece of dough into a round bun.
- Then place each brioche bun onto a baking sheet and let the buns rise. Now brush them with egg wash and sprinkle a few sesame seeds on top and bake for 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
How do you serve brioche buns?
- Brioche buns are typically served toasted, especially before being served with a hamburger.
- You can also toast the brioche bun in the toaster or oven and serve it with fruit jam or salted butter.
Can you freeze brioche buns
- Yes, you can freeze any type of hamburger buns. Do this by tightly wrapping each brioche bun with aluminum foil then place the buns in a gallon sized plastic zip-lock bag. Freeze the brioche for up to 3 months.
Watch how to make brioche buns here
Brioche Buns
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Proofing Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
These buttery brioche buns are so fluffy and perfect for any burger or sandwich. The moment you sink your teeth into the brioche rolls you'll fall in love!
Course: bread
Cuisine: American, French
Keyword: Brioche buns, brioche hamburger buns
Servings: 8 Buns
Calories: 179 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk 237 ml
- 1/4 cup sugar divided 50g
- 2 tsp dry active yeast 6.3g
- 4 1/2 cups purpose flour 585g
- 2 tsp salt 11.38g
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter 113g
Instructions
- Warm 1 cup of milk to about 110 degrees Fahrenheit and add 1 tbsp sugar and 2 tsp of dry active yeast. Give it a good stir and let it become frothy in a warm place for about 15 minutes
- Meanwhile combine 4 1/4 cup of all purpose flour, 3 tbsp sugar, and 2 tsp salt in your beat bowl and make a well with a spatula.
- Pour the yeast mixture and 4 eggs into the flour and beat it slowly with the hook attachment. Then pick up the speed to high.
- When no more patches of flour appear add in the sliced 1/2 cup of softened butter.
- Continue to beat the dough for another 10 minutes until it’s formed its shape.
- Now place it on a lightly floured surface. It will be very sticky. She put into a ball and place it into a greased bowl.
- Cover The bowl with plastic wrap and keep in a warm place for one hour.
- Form the dough into a log and divided into eight equal pieces.
- Shape each piece into a ball and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper to proof. This should take about 30 to 50 minutes.
- Brush each bun with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25-30 minutes or until they are golden brown.
Nutrition Facts
Brioche Buns
Amount Per Serving
Calories 179 Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 115mg 38%
Sodium 627mg 26%
Potassium 80mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 8g 3%
Sugars 7g
Protein 4g 8%
Vitamin A 10.5%
Calcium 5%
Iron 2.1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Hi Dina, I’ve tried a lot of bread recipes but for the first time, my buns came out great. I ate two right out of the oven. My husband even complimented me on the taste. Thanks so much for such a simple yet great recipe.
Barbs, that’s so awesome!! Thank you for taking the time to write such nice feedback about my brioche buns recipe 🙂
Hi Dina. Can I use instant yeast, and if so, do I use the same amount? Thanks! These buns look so good and I cant wait to make them!
Hi Joanna, you can definitely use instant yeast for this brioche bun recipe. Use the same amount 🙂
It’s such a nice Brioche bun, I just followed your recipe and it turned out so nice and is delicious.Thanks for sharing the recipe and for sure I will make it more often as it’s so easy to make it too.
Hi Rita, thank you for taking the time to write such a kind review. I’m thrilled to hear you enjoyed the brioche buns so much!
These buns are delicious, but I’m wondering how to keep them from spreading too much. I actually get 12 buns from this recipe, but the dough is so soft, they spread out quite a bit. Should I add a little more flour? I used bread flour but I don’t know if that makes any difference. I love the taste and texture, just need to figure out how to keep them from spreading.
Hi Pat, using bread flour can slightly differ from all-purpose flour. I would add about 1/4 cup next time you make these brioche buns 🙂 I’m happy to hear you enjoyed the taste and texture.
The dough was almost unmanageable. The ingredients say 4 1/2 c flour. But in body of instructions says 4 1/4 cups?
Which is it? I assumed that the add’l 1/4 c was for forming and shaping the dough. I am an experienced bread baker so I am a little confused on this recipe. Thanks
Hi Linda, in the video, you may need to add a little more flour depending on the size of your eggs. If the eggs tend to be extra large, you’ll need to add more flour. The dough should be quite sticky though. That’s due to all the butter in the dough. Which will give the brioche buns that fluffy texture. I hope the buns turned out delicious 🙂
These are great buns! I’ve made them 3 times already. My family loves them! Thanks!!
Wow, Amy that’s awesome! I’m so glad your family enjoys these brioche buns so much!!
Wow…these homemade brioche buns look so beautiful Dina! So many possibilities with this one. Need to try your recipe.
Thank you, Kat! These brioche buns are so versatile. I love how they can be enjoyed sweet or savory.
Can bread flour be used?
Hi Barry, Yes you can use bread flour for these brioche buns.
Can I have the quantities of butter, flour, gram and for milk in ml
Hi ATSE, I don’t normally convert recipes on my own, but this brioche bun recipe seems to have a lot of people asking for the metric conversions so here it is:
1 cup milk- 237 ml
1/4 cup sugar – 50g
2 tsp yeast- 6.3 g
4 1/2 cup flour- 585g
2 tsp salt- 11.38g
4 eggs-
1/2 cup butter- 113g
Thank you very much. I have make and it’s very good
My pleasure Atse, glad you enjoyed this brioche buns recipe 🙂
I need to make these brioche buns as soon as possible, Dina! They look fantastic My daughter doesn’t eat breakfast but she will eat brioche! She went on a class trip to France when she was in primary school and brought home brioche for breakfast. Such a little foodie, I was so proud! lol
Haha well done Vika well done! I would be proud if my daughter brought brioche as well 😉
Hi thank you for this recipe, can you please tell me what Suze eggs are used? Thankyou 🙂
Hi Pamela, I used large eggs for this brioche bun recipes 🙂
I would love one of those Brioche buns with some jam and a cup of milk on the side, this was my childhood favorite. When honey was in season, we would dip them into fresh honey. Gosh! #childhood
That sounds so yummy Natalya! My favorite part about this brioche bun recipe is that it’s so versatile. You can go down the savory route and serve it with a burger or go all out with jam and butter! So good! 🙂
I have these in the oven right now and they are HUGE! I had my doubts about separating the dough into only 8 pieces, but followed the directions and made only 8. Now that they are baking, I’m seeing that they are really way too big. Is this really only supposed to make 8 rolls? Has anyone else had this problem?
Hi Amanda, How long did you let the brioche buns proof? Sometimes if they proof for too long, they might rise too much.
The buns are wonderful, and beautiful, but if you only make 8 buns they are quite large. I needed to use 4 3/4 c flour to make a manageable dough. Next time I will make 12. I don’t know what I was thinking when I made 8 except that’s what the recipe said… And I believe the nutritional info is WAY off. According to my calculations at 8 buns each bun has (rounded) 425 calories, 15 g fat, 62 g carbs and 11 g protein.
Hi Holly, I’m glad you enjoyed the taste of the brioche buns. The nutritional facts are generated by a plugin I use. I have a disclaimer that these are all just estimates. I hope you make these again and come out with better results 🙂
May we freeze amd bake at a if freezr diff time ???
Hi Susan, do you mean you want to freeze the brioche bun before baking or after? I’m sorry I’m a little confused.
Hmmm Dina,
I’m hooked they came up amazing.
My Mama loved them so much.
Thanks so much for your lovely recipe.
Thank you so much, Lisa! I’m so happy you all loved the brioche bun recipe 🙂
Oh wow, Dina! These homemade brioche buns are making me so hungry! I cannot wait to try them. My kiddos will love the soft buns. Cannot wait to try them.
Thank you so much, Valentina! I hope your whole family loves this delicious brioche bun recipe! 🙂