Beautiful Burger Buns - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup water
2 tablespoons butter
1 large egg
3 1/4 cups unbleached flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon quick-rising yeast
1 teaspoon onion powder (optional)
1/2 teaspoon dried onion flakes (onion)

Preparation

Combine all the ingredients and mix and knead them together, by hand or by mixer, until you have a soft, smooth dough.
Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover and let rise for 1 hour.
Divide the dough into 8 pieces and shape each piece into a flattened ball; place the buns on greased baking sheets, cover and let rise 30-40 minutes, until they're puffy.
Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Bake the buns for 12-15 minutes, until they're golden brown; remove from oven and baking sheet and cool them on a rack.
Split and use for burgers or sandwiches.
For burgers, butter the split sides and fry them, buttered side down, until they're golden brown and warmed through.