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New England style sourdough hot dog buns. Tall rise in the center that gently tapers. These buns Are a little more rectangular in shape instead of the oval for other hot dog buns and are traditionally eaten with lobster rolls, crab rolls, and even clam rolls. An option: homemade New England hot dog bunsįirst, a note about regular hot dog buns versus New England hot dog buns: if you're familiar with the famed New England style buns, which are rectangular and the cut is on the top part of the bun, this recipe can be adapted to work in that way as well. This recipe finds the right spot to satisfy the homemade hot dog buns are airy yet sturdy, a touch buttery and sweet, and with deeper flavor thanks to the long fermentation time inherent with natural leavening-all from a dough that's much easier to handle. Also, shaping the narrow tubes to accommodate hot dogs can be a little tricky if the dough is soft and tacky, which is usually the case with a dough destined for hamburgers (in my opinion, it's easier to shape a round shape versus an oval if the dough is sticky). In the past, I've experimented with making sourdough hot dog buns using my brioche hamburger bun recipe (a little too buttery) and my soft potato bun recipe (a little too soft) with good-but not great-results. Instead, let's make our own sturdier version with loads more flavor and a light and airy texture. Let's change course on the storebought hot dog bun. They were always an afterthought: the bread no one wanted but everyone needed. The flavorless vehicle was either dry and mealy or overly moist, apt to lose all structural integrity the minute ketchup was introduced. Sadly, the buns we did have for the delicious sausage were almost always a mass-produced bun that would invariably fail to hold up its end of the bargain. While we never had homemade hot dog buns, our grill almost always had at least one pack of “American hot dogs,” as my grandmother used to call them. They remind me of summer days with prickly heat at the pool, birthday parties with water balloons and a slip ‘n slide, and the occasional get-together around a smoking hot grill just for the sake of it. Hot dogs fill a certain nostalgic sweet spot in my childhood.