Brown butter brioche hamburger buns. Little mounds of buttery greatness that melt in your mouth when warmed, but are sturdy enough to withstand the weight of your juiciest burger. Adding cooled and formed chunks of perfectly browned butter add a little something to the dough — a soft hint of caramelized nuttiness, and they smell absolutely gorgeous as they bake. You’re in for a treat.  How to make brown butter hamburger buns The first thing you want to knock out is browning the butter. This is easy and you’ve probably done it a million times. However, as this dough kneads, we have to chuck in softened butter so it incorporates seamlessly, without being greasy. That means after we brown the butter (and we’re not browning all 13 tablespoons, just most of it), we need to cool it down and re-solidify it so that easier to handle. This is a step you can do several days in advance. Enjoy the video below to see every step. From there, it’s even more simple. All you do is combine the eggs and water in one separate large cup, and add it to the flour and yeast that’s in your stand mixer bowl. Allow that mixed dough to rest for 15 minutes, covered. Then we add the sugar and salt. Adding the sugar later ensures the dough hydrates as much as it can, which is very important for gluten formation. Adding the salt later ensures the yeast isn’t inhibited from blooming. Salt draws moisture out of everything, so it will paralyze the yeast if it’s added directly to it. This is important, so please don’t dump everything in the bowl and go on about your business.  As that dough mixes, we incrementally add the room temperature butter until it’s all absorbed. The butter makes this dough so rich and perfect. It’s then kneaded for about 10 minutes before it takes a 1-hour nap. We portion and roll, rest, brush and top then bake.  Tools needed to make brown butter hamburger buns Digital kitchen scale Stand mixer with dough hook 2 rimmed half-sheet pans 2 sheets of parchment paper or 2 silicone mats Baking rack that fits into half-sheet pan Plastic wrap Bench scraper or kitchen shears to portion dough Ways to enjoy brown butter brioche buns Burgers, obviously. Flip them inside out and make those viral grilled cheeseburgers.  Crispy chicken sandwiches. Deli sandwiches Breakfast sandwiches Roll them into smaller balls to make dinner rolls Warmed up, slathered in butter and a drizzle of honey. Shape them into hot dog buns! Diced into croutons for a salad.  Try this recipe with my smash burger and american cheese! The Best Homemade Smash Burgers Homemade Real-Deal American Cheese