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Homemade Mini Slider Buns

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Mini slider buns are so versatile! They make fantastic appetizer sandwiches, such as mini burgers, pulled pork sandwiches, and even breakfast sandwiches.

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These mini slider buns make fantastic appetizer sandwiches, such as mini burgers, pulled pork sandwiches, and even breakfast sandwiches. See how to bake your own slider buns from scratch.

Tips for Making Mini Slider Buns

Mixing and Kneading the Dough: The dough for the mini slider buns can be prepared by using a bread machine, stand mixer, or kneaded by hand. Check out the tips for kneading bread in this post: Roasted Garlic Rosemary Bread.

Making Uniform Sized Buns: Use a kitchen scale to weigh out equal portions of dough so all your buns will be the same size and cook up evenly. First, place the dough on the scale to get the overall weight. Then, divide the weight amount by 15. This is the weight each dough piece should be. It should be around 40 grams depending on your dough. Split the dough into 15 pieces using the scale to measure out the weight of each piece.

Optional Topping Ideas: For a shiny crust, brush the mini slider buns with egg wash just before baking. After brushing, you can also sprinkle sesame, poppy, or white chia seeds on top for a fun finishing touch. Or jazz up the flavor even more with sea salt, onion flakes, and garlic powder.

How to Make Mini Slider Buns

Mix and knead the dough, and let it rise until doubled in size. After rising, turn the dough out to a well-floured board.

Steps to make slider buns

Divide the dough into 15 equal pieces and shape each piece into a round, ball.

Place each ball on your prepared baking sheet. Cover and let the dough rise again until doubled.

Bake in a preheated oven until tops are brown. Cool the mini slider buns on a rack and use for mini sliders, burgers, or even plain as dinner rolls.

sliced slider bun on a cutting board

These mini slider buns make fantastic appetizer sandwiches, such as mini burgers, pulled pork sandwiches, and even breakfast sandwiches. See how to bake your own slider buns from scratch.
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Homemade Mini Slider Buns

Slider buns are so versatile! They make fantastic appetizer sandwiches, such as mini burgers, pulled pork sandwiches, and even breakfast sandwiches.
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Keyword mini slider buns
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Rising Time 2 hours
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 15 buns
Calories 155kcal
Author Grow a Good Life

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
  • 3/4 cup warm water (105-115˚F)
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter softened
  • 1 tablespoon cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2.5-3 cups unbleached bread flour (300-360gm)
  • extra flour for kneading

Instructions

  • Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Combine all the ingredients using a bread machine, stand mixer, or knead by hand until the dough is smooth and elastic. If you are using a bread machine's dough cycle, skip to step 3.
  • Grease a large bowl with butter or olive oil. Place the dough in the bowl and turn to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, until doubled, about 45-60 minutes.
  • When the dough is doubled in size, press it down, turn it onto a lightly floured surface, and let rest for 15 minutes. 
  • Divide the dough into 15 pieces. Shape the pieces into smooth, round balls and place on a lightly oiled sheet pan. Cover and let the dough rise again until doubled, about 45-60 minutes.
  • Preheat your oven to 400˚F when your dough is almost finished rising.
  • Bake the mini slider buns in a preheated oven for 12-15 minutes until the tops are golden brown. Remove the buns from the oven and place on a cooling rack. Serve warm or store in a plastic bag once the rolls have cooled completely.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bun | Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 21.2g | Protein: 3.5g | Fat: 2.1g | Saturated Fat: 1.1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 169mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 1.3g | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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These mini slider buns make fantastic appetizer sandwiches, such as mini burgers, pulled pork sandwiches, and even breakfast sandwiches. See how to bake your own slider buns from scratch.

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Comments

  1. Candice says

    May 22, 2022 at 11:55 pm

    5 stars
    These were fantastic, I tried other nurse things recipes and they were always to heavy, I do use regular flour however they were still pillowy soft on the inside nice chew/bite on the outside that I usually get from using bread flour (which I didn’t). The dough was sticky when it came out of bread machine after rising, (I used 2.5 cups and did dough setting on my bread machine) I probably used an extra 1/4-1/3 cup flour when shaping my dough. Quite sticky but manageable but a sticky dough is a good dough for making mini hamburger buns, I would like to try to make these regular size for when we have full size burgers, any suggestions please. Thanks for the recipe it’s in my save “file”!

    Reply
  2. Leanetta S. says

    May 19, 2022 at 3:38 pm

    5 stars
    I made them today and they came out great thanks for the awesome recipe.

    Reply
  3. Jana says

    May 18, 2022 at 3:04 am

    Can I use instant dry yeast? It’s all we have here in South Africa. Unless I order online.

    Reply
    • ©Rachel Arsenault says

      May 18, 2022 at 7:23 am

      Yes, you can use instant dry yeast in place of active dry yeast.

      Reply
  4. Jacki says

    April 17, 2022 at 9:31 pm

    I would like to try these, they look delicious. How much flour do I use, 300 or 360grams? Sorry if I missed something.

    Reply
    • ©Rachel Arsenault says

      April 18, 2022 at 2:10 pm

      Jacki, I included that range because the actual amount of flour may depend on the amount of moisture in the air. I suggest starting with 300gm and then adding more if your dough is still sticky after kneading. This article at King Arthur explains how weather can affect how the flour behaves: Winter to summer yeast baking.

      Reply
  5. Lori says

    April 4, 2022 at 9:43 am

    Will bleached bread flour make a difference?

    Reply
    • ©Rachel Arsenault says

      April 5, 2022 at 2:09 pm

      Lori. Yes, you can use bleached bread flour.

      Reply
  6. Megan Jean Dupak says

    February 7, 2021 at 9:41 pm

    5 stars
    My mini buns came out great. Buttered the top with fresh rosemary, fresh parsley, garlic, salt and pepper. Yum!

    Reply
    • ©Rachel Arsenault says

      February 9, 2021 at 11:17 am

      Megan, I am so glad you enjoyed them! The buttered and herb top sounds delicious!

      Reply
      • Papa Bear says

        March 22, 2022 at 8:55 am

        Active dry yeast requires proofing for at least 5 plus minutes. This step was not included in the instructions.

        Reply
        • ©Rachel Arsenault says

          March 22, 2022 at 10:29 am

          Papa Bear, You may have missed it in step 1: Dissolve the yeast in the warm water.

          Reply
  7. R says

    December 30, 2020 at 5:43 pm

    Hi
    Love this .
    Any substitute for bread flour .
    I have all purpose flour unbleached .

    Reply
    • ©Rachel Arsenault says

      January 1, 2021 at 8:54 am

      R, You can use all-purpose flour for this recipe. The only difference is the buns may not be as fluffy.

      Reply
    • Megan says

      February 7, 2021 at 9:43 pm

      I used all purpose flour and they were good.

      Reply
  8. Liza says

    May 31, 2020 at 8:33 am

    5 stars
    Excellent recipe!! No good complement about it is an exaggeration. I am keeping this recipe in my Best Box of Breads!! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  9. Kiran Dodeja Smith says

    December 31, 2018 at 9:28 pm

    5 stars
    Look how fluffy these are!! Planning on making these with one of my daughters while she is still on break:).

    Reply
    • Roiann says

      April 11, 2020 at 12:36 pm

      5 stars
      These slider buns are fantastic. My family loves them and said they couldn’t be any better. They are easy and fun to make. Instead of weighing the dough, I just cut it into 15 pieces. A couple were bigger than the others, but it didn’t matter; they all baked just fine. I will not buy hamburger buns any more.

      Reply
      • ©Rachel Arsenault says

        April 12, 2020 at 8:24 am

        Rolann, I am so happy you and your family enjoyed the slider buns! Thank you for your comment!

        Reply
  10. ChihYu says

    November 19, 2018 at 1:19 am

    5 stars
    These buns look so fluffy delicious. So perfect for dinner !

    Reply
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