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Dan Lepard’s Semolina BBQ Buns

July 27, 2010 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

I have a bit of a crush on Dan Lepard.

Apart from being a really nice guy, he’s also incredibly innovative – rare in a profession that’s thousands of years old, particularly one in which the base ingredients don’t vary much. Dan’s recipes are always different and interesting, involving unusual ingredients and methodology that I’ve never tried before. I’m sure I can feel new synapses forming  in my brain every time I bake one of them.

This particular recipe is a good example: I’ve never used soaked semolina before, I’ve never shaped buns in this way, and I would never have thought to add yoghurt and honey to the dough.

A recommendation to my  breadbaking buddies – bake these as soon as possible!  They’re easy, quick and truly delicious.  My breads are usually chewy, hard crusted sourdoughs, so these made a nice change and the boys devoured them in record time.  The photos here are of my second batch – baked this morning at Pete’s request.

The recipe is here, and there are additional photos on Joanna’s blog as well.

Some construction pointers:

1. The dough is shaped into a rectangle (I used my fingers rather than a rolling pin) and then cut into eighths, but not separated, so the finished buns look like the photo below.

2. Dan provided me with a little more detail about the scoring process (albeit after the buns you see here were baked):

Liberally sprinkle the semolina over the top then press lines in the dough right down to the base, using a downward motion then pull the knife straight back up again. These lines should be very heavily indented in the dough, as if you are embossing it with the knife.

3. I baked these at a lower temperature and for less time than specified – 210C with fan for 15 minutes, although I suspect my oven might be running a bit hot at the moment.

Dan talks about serving these with barbecued pork belly, but they’re also absolutely to-die-for perfect with peanut butter…

We ate them with Jamie Oliver Botham burgers for dinner – fantastic fare for a cold winter’s night!

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Other Dan Lepard recipes:

  • Ricotta Loaf
  • Best Ever Gluten Free Bread
  • Potato Stottie Cakes
  • Olive Bialy
  • Caramelised Garlic Bread
  • Bay Custard Tarts
  • Rye Apple Cake
  • Tapenade Rolls
  • Grizzle Sticks

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Posted in Recipes | Tagged Dan Lepard, Dan Lepard's semolina bbq buns, easy white buns, flat white buns, yeasted buns | 28 Comments

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  1. on July 27, 2010 at 12:15 am Sarah - For the Love of Food

    Those buns look so soft and lovely and moreish. Your boys must be in seventh heaven. And I love that JO recipe. It’s the only one I use for burgers nowadays!


  2. on July 27, 2010 at 12:16 am Joanna @ Zeb Bakes

    Well done that Baker! They look perfecto, everybody should have a go at these!


  3. on July 27, 2010 at 12:22 am Dan Lepard’s Semolina Barbecue Buns | Zeb Bakes

    […] has made these and partnered them with some fabulous burgers in chilly Sydney. Have a look here! Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Dan Lepard’s Barm Bread This entry was […]


  4. on July 27, 2010 at 2:13 am Choclette

    “Dan the Man” has done what he can – again. You of course have baked something that sounds fantastic – again. It does sound interesting, I shall go and have a look at Joanna’s now.


  5. on July 27, 2010 at 4:07 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

    Sarah, these buns are the perfect accompaniment to those burgers! And the thing I like best about the JO recipe is that the burgers are baked rather than panfried, although we made six burgers from the 1kg of meat, and they were still waaay too big for me. JO only makes four!

    Joanna my dear, thank you yet again for the headsup! :)

    Choclette, Dan the Man doesn’t know what to think since I’ve started sending him groupie fanmail…hahaha…


  6. on July 27, 2010 at 6:47 am cityhippyfarmgirl

    If ever there was someone to have a crush on Dan would be a good one to have. Like that he just seems like a nice bloke.
    These buns seem to be calling me, Joanna’s did too. Might need a look in.
    My crush is still Mathew Evans (Gourmet Farmer) *sigh* when he talks about his house cow, *sigh*…lovely man.


  7. on July 27, 2010 at 7:58 am LJ

    OOooh – they look so good.


  8. on July 27, 2010 at 9:01 am Dredgemesiter

    those burgers look magnificent.


  9. on July 27, 2010 at 9:36 am heidiannie

    They really do look scrumptious. I need to go to my bulk food store and get some semolina flour as I am currently all out.
    Thanks for the tips and recommendation and the pictures and the post. Thanks to Joanna for inspiring you to post about them as well.
    I’ll make them maybe on Friday and post my pictures- happy buns x3!


  10. on July 27, 2010 at 12:14 pm spiceandmore

    Second batch less than 24 hours later?…they must be very good indeed! They look great with those burgers.


  11. on July 27, 2010 at 1:06 pm Christine

    Yum, Yum, Yum!!! Between you and Joanna, my tummy is growling! I’ve got a batch baking as I type ;)


  12. on July 27, 2010 at 1:27 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

    Brydie, has Matt Evans got another series on? I haven’t seen anything, but we don’t have Foxtel…

    LJ, Dredgey, SG, thank you! Dredgey, you’d like these burgers – very healthy, high protein, no added fat!

    Heidi and Christine, can’t wait to see your buns! Oh dear, that sounds rude. :) Christine, did you manage to score them as Dan said? The ones on his website have the most gorgeous criss cross markings. I might have to try yet again to see if I can make them look prettier. And how nice is it to be able to use our homemade yoghurt in our homemade bread? Now we just need to have some bees, and we could have our own honey too.. :)

    Oh, and when you have made them, you might want to drop a note to the relevant post on Dan’s forum – link is here. I think you need to join in order to post, but it’s just a case of registering.


  13. on July 27, 2010 at 5:51 pm Christine

    Haha, Celia, too funny! Yes, I gave the scoring a go… the information was most helpful although I think I got slightly carried away with the ‘pressing down and pulling up’ action. Besides coming apart very easily along each ‘eighth’, the scoring sections also seemed to want to come apart! Ah well…gentle handling for those who are eating. The knife also worked better after having some oil brushed onto it every other row. And Yes! Am loving the homemade yoghurt in bread, so much fun :)


    • on July 28, 2010 at 6:52 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Aaah, Christine, thank you for the headsup there. I’ll make sure not to score too vigorously!


  14. on July 28, 2010 at 2:22 am Tes

    Wow those the bun looks so perfect… they sounds soft and delicious. I wanna try this with big burger…:)


  15. on July 28, 2010 at 6:29 am cityhippyfarmgirl

    No other series that I’m aware of :-( I read his blog though.


    • on July 28, 2010 at 6:38 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Brydie, you really should try and watch the River Cottage series if you haven’t already seen them. They’re the original sustainable living programmes, and Gourmet Farmer is very similar to that, both in premise and format. And if you like Matthew Evans, you are going to love Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. :)


  16. on July 28, 2010 at 6:50 am Kitchen Butterfly

    I’m looking forward to baking bread in the coming weeks and this looks yummy, especially as burger buns. It is wonderfult o see the way your clucking chics are doing :-), proud mama of girls!


  17. on July 28, 2010 at 6:53 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

    Tes, Ozoz, thank you! :)

    Oz, yes, mad chicken mama, here I come.. :)


  18. on July 28, 2010 at 11:41 am dana

    those look incredibly appealing, well raised and so fluffy, but with a nicely browned crust, too. i never buy hamburger buns, they’re all the spongy kind you can smush into a tiny ball. thanks for the alternative, i’m making these asap!
    i love the snippets, by the way. great idea!


  19. on July 28, 2010 at 2:29 pm Amanda

    I have bookmarked this recipe – it will be the next thing I bake!!


  20. on July 28, 2010 at 3:16 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

    Dana, Amanda, can’t wait to see what your versions! And I hope to read real-time feeds (like the snippets) on your blogs too – I’d love to keep up with what’s happening with you on a day to day basis. And it’s so much easier than writing a whole new post each time! :)


  21. on July 28, 2010 at 4:50 pm lifeinarecipe

    I can’t wait to try this recipe since it is grilling weather here. Thanks for sharing, as a bread baker it is always a treat to try out a new recipe!


  22. on July 28, 2010 at 6:20 pm Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella

    Celia these look DIVINE! I had no idea that Dan Lepard is a nice guy but hey that’s even better! :D And they look just about the perfect bun for a burger too!


  23. on July 28, 2010 at 7:05 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

    Cindy, it was actually written as a BBQ bun recipe, served with barbecued pork belly!

    Lorraine, not only is he a nice guy, he’s also an Aussie! Originally from Melbourne, now baker extraordinaire in London, writing for the Guardian newspaper.


  24. on July 28, 2010 at 8:48 pm Craig

    Thankyou Celia,
    These look great as always. I look forward to trying the shaping/scoring method as well – looks practical! Dan is the best. I have the first few lines of the forward to THML on my fridge – they say it all.
    Cheers, Craig


    • on July 28, 2010 at 9:29 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hi Craig, always nice to hear from you! I hope you enjoy these as much as we have! :)


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