Homemade Hamburger or Hotdog Buns

This yummy recipe is from the $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook. I won this cookbook recently from BeCentsable and have had a lot of fun discovering new and economical recipes.

1 c. hot water
2 c. white flour
1 c. whole wheat flour
1 T. or pkg. active dry yeast
1 t. sugar
1 t. salt
1 T. canola oil
1 T. butter, melted
2 T. milk

Place all ingredients, except butter, in bread machine bowl. (The instructions that came with my bread machine say to put liquids in first, then other ingredients, yeast last) Set machine to dough cycle.

Once dough cycle is complete, flour your fingers, remove dough and place on floured surface. Shape into hamburger or hot dog bun sizes. Place buns on a greased baking sheet. Set aside and let the buns rise for at least 30 minutes in a warm place. Preheat oven to 350.

Bake buns in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until slightly golden on top. Remove the buns from the oven, brush tops with melted butter, and return to the oven for 2 minutes. Remove and let cool on a rack. Cool slightly before slicing.