Keto hot dog buns

Keto hot dog buns

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Did you think you'd have to say no to hot dogs just because you're eating keto? No, here are some wonderful buns with just 2 g carbs a piece. Compare that to regular hot dog buns with about 20 g of carbs each!
July 4 2016 recipe by , photo by , nutritional review by in Recipes, Bread

Keto hot dog buns

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37 Ratings
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Did you think you'd have to say no to hot dogs just because you're eating keto? No, here are some wonderful buns with just 2 g carbs a piece. Compare that to regular hot dog buns with about 20 g of carbs each!
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10 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 1ยผ cups (5 oz.) 300 ml (140 g) almond flour
  • 1โ„3 cup (1ยพ oz.) 80 ml (50 g) ground psyllium husk powder
  • 2 tsp 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp 1 tsp sea salt
  • 2 tsp 2 tsp cider vinegar or white wine vinegar
  • 1ยผ cups 300 ml boiling water
  • 3 3 egg whiteegg whites
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Instructions

Instructions are for 10 servings. Please modify as needed.

  1. Preheat the oven to 350ยฐF (180ยฐC). Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl.
  2. Bring the water to a boil. Add the vinegar and egg whites to the bowl while whisking with a hand mixer for about 30 seconds. Don't overmix the dough; the consistency should resemble Play-Doh.
  3. Form with moist hands into 10 pieces and roll into hot dog buns. Make sure to leave enough space between them on the baking sheet to double in size.
  4. Bake on lower rack in oven for 40-50 minutes. They're done when you hear a hollow sound when tapping the bottom of the bun.
  5. Serve with good quality hot dogs and toppings of your choice. Store the buns in the fridge or freezer.

What do I do with the extra egg yolks?

What do you do with the three egg yolks โ€“ bรฉarnaise sauce, of course! Check out our recipes for traditional bรฉarnaise and chili-flavored bรฉarnaise sauce.

Recommended special equipment

Food mixer or an electric hand mixer

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61 comments

  1. 1
    Michael
    July 4 2016
    You pick on mark sisson for selling mayonnaise as part if promoting paleo, but half of your low carb recipes include some sort of flour. The difference between ground wheat and ground almonds, coconut, psyllium husk, etc, is mostly that people eat a lot of wheat flour, but not a lot if the other.
    Reply: #2
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    Reply to comment #1 by Michael
    Apicius
    July 5 2016
    Pick on Sisson for mayo? No, not really. Where did you see that?
    Furthermore, there is a huge difference between almonds and wheat (nutritionally). In addition, eating many almond-based breads is very difficult (they are quite filling) while wheat buns are easy to overeat as they induce appetite (let alone spiking your blood sugar).
    Reply: #3
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    Reply to comment #2 by Apicius
    Michael Bell
    July 6 2016
    http://www.dietdoctor.com/paleo-movement-dying
    "Itโ€™s a perfect illustration of the decline of the Paleo movement. Once, many years ago, it was about a powerful revolution, about massively improving peopleโ€™s health. Now itโ€™s about selling chocolate bars. Or mayo. Or even soda."

    Is selling avocado oil mayo different than promoting almond flour and psyllium husk bread?

    Reply: #4
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    Reply to comment #3 by Michael Bell
    Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD Team Diet Doctor
    July 6 2016
    Here's what I wrote earlier as a reply on Facebook:
    "Nothing wrong with good mayo. But selling more food products is not an inspiring purpose."

    There is a difference, as we're not selling any food products of any kind. Not because it is necessarily wrong per se, but because it biases to recommend precisely the thing that is sold, and it can corrode trustworthiness.

    We sell no flour products or psyllium husk, for example.

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    Michael Bell
    July 6 2016
    Dr. Eenfeldt,

    Respectfully, with Sisson's thousands of free articles, it is clear that his primary motivation is to help people. He has decided that one of the ways he can do this is to create and sell products he believes to be healthy. You are not less biased because you put some your information behind a paywall to make a living instead of selling a product. You both have good intentions and try to make a living at the same time. If we want people to think about these issues full-time, they have to make a living somehow, and not everyone will choose to do it the same way. There are thoughtful, honest ways to go about it and deceptive ways to go about it. Selling a product or service does not automatically disqualify anyone.

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    Xtina
    July 6 2016
    Regarding the recipe. It works quite well--I made the original recipe and shaped into hotdog buns a couple of weeks ago. I really does the job for holding up the hotdogs. I also like the photo of the Scandinavian way of eating the hotdogs, more dog less bun! I would comment that the dough is not exactly like play doh because it is much lighter and more delicate, it also seems a bit wet at first when you are mixing ingridients and even when it is mixed (play doh is much drier). I think I mixed it a bit more than 30 seconds, of course it depends on your almond flour, the weather, etc. Watching Maria's video really helped. And, just a shout out to her, she is amazing and although she does use artificial sweeteners sometimes, her site has a lot of great ideas that mesh well with LCHF. Finally, I had to bake mine a bit more because they were too wet inside. Next time I will shape them to be more long and narrow so that they can cook all the way through properly.

    Great Recipe!
    Thanks!

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    Julie
    August 27 2016
    We absolutely loved the buns! I will cut back to half the salt for my taste next time and will use the entire 50 min. to cook them. They were delicious! Worked great with my All narural hot dog! hubby ate 3, he loved it too.
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    Lee
    July 5 2017
    Mine deflated when I took them out of the oven. What happened?
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    Lynn
    August 5 2017
    I have to use baking soda instead of powder....do you think they will still work??
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    Kim
    August 24 2017
    Absolutely delicious! Thank you! Can't wait to make them into hamburger buns!
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    Eve
    December 3 2017
    These really are wonderful. They're the first keto recipe I've had that actually tasted like bread. Mine were almost completely hollow and were something like a pita after slicing them open. They still function perfectly as buns and held their shape despite being hollow. I wanted to ask if that was to be expected or what could cause that to happen? I used white vinegar instead since that's all I had. Thanks!
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    Ronalyn Hurley
    March 21 2018
    I made these today, baking them in my USA hot dog pan. They turned out great and I like them more than the "normal" hot do buns I used to eat before Keto. I wish I could share a photo of them right after taking them out of the oven.
  13. 13
    Marianne Dyck
    April 2 2018
    I made this recipe today and made the recipe for 15 and made it into a loaf. It was beautiful. But to my disapointment it deflated. So sad!
    Any suggestions? Now I noticed that she didnt beat the egg whites fluffy first and fold into the rest of the ingrรฉdient. Is this the reason?
    I have pictures.
  14. 14
    Nanc
    April 16 2018
    I made these today. Look & smell awesome but really gooey inside even after cooking an extra 10 min. Rechecked quantities & had it right
    Reply: #27
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    Liza M. Shaw
    May 8 2018
    I really don't understand how you take boiling water and add egg whites to it and don't end up with scrambled egg whites. Can someone explain that a little better to me?
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    Daniel
    May 13 2018
    Can I use Apple Cider Vinegar instead of just Cider Vinegar?
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    Elizabeth
    June 8 2018
    Made this recipe which turned out really tasty but it turned the colour black! No...I did not burn it. Lol. What did I do wrong?
    Reply: #24
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    Christopher
    June 29 2018
    Preheat Oven 175C

    Dry:
    1/2 cup ground flaxseed
    3/4 cup almond flour
    5 Tbsp psyllium husk powder
    2 Tbsp sesame seeds
    2 tsp baking powder
    1/2 tsp sea salt

    Mix well

    Wet:
    4 egg whites
    2 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
    1 cup boiling water

    Mix for about 30-60 secs with dough hooks (consistency like playdough, DO NOT over mix)
    Oven bottom shelf for an hour

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hT_Pn7ERq52v9UIDz6tGm2VZL9T5-...

    Reply: #28
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    Jenny
    July 3 2018
    These are amazing. The first one I had with butter only(the sacrifical one that was to test if done). I whisked the egg whites before putting in to the other ingredients and it worked well. I'm taking to work tomorrow so I can enjoy hot dogs too! I kept cooking them until they felt like the middle was cooked and did stick a knife in one to try. My suggestion is to turn them over for the last ten minutes of cooking, then when out of the oven, slit them with a knife, a small cut, to let the steam out like we used to do with profiteroles so they dont collapse.
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    Nick
    July 11 2018
    I just made my first batch of these, and I am deeply impressed. The recipe worked, first try, without a hitch. The flavor is a little eggy with hot dogs, but I've also been using them as sandwich rolls for tuna salad, along with just plain butter, both of which are fantastic options. I really love bread, so giving it up was one of the hardest parts of going keto for me, but these buns give me a salve for that itch. Also, it's nice to feel like I'm eating a sandwich again, instead of a lettuce wrap or a sparse charcuterie tray.
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    Adriana
    October 25 2018
    Has anybody used these for different shaped buns, say hamburger or ciabatta shapes?
    Reply: #26
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    Gil
    November 13 2018
    Did these tonight, went 70 minutes (altitude 2200ft) and they turned out fantastic @@
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    Reply to comment #18 by Elizabeth
    Melanie
    February 15 2019
    Most likely the brand of your psyllium husk. It can turn things dark colors.
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    Amanda
    April 29 2019
    These were really amazing and so pleasantly surprising. I followed the directions and used apple cider vinegar. I baked mine for 40 min because (1) I was impatient and excited, and (2) they were beautifully browned.

    I think the trick in not having deflated buns is to give them a few minutes to cool a bit, and to also use a serrated knife, just as with cutting wheat bread. I cut right into a couple of them while they were steaming hot, and they fell in on themselves just a bit. The rest had more time to cool, and they were lovely.

    The taste was really great. It pulled apart like actual bread! It had the slightest crisp to the outside, much like the top outer crust of a loaf of wheat bread.

    I'm eager to eat these in the morning with my breakfast. They will make for some awesome sandwiches, or just as a side of bread and butter or cream cheese, as I do miss having a bread item with breakfast. They are in a ziplock bag on my counter. If they survive another day, I will freeze the rest to keep them fresh.

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    Reply to comment #22 by Adriana
    Amanda
    April 29 2019
    I do plan to use them for sandwiches or burger buns, especially since I now know to make them a lot skinnier and longer (snake-like) before baking them.

    They puffed up very well, though the shape was more like a ciabatta bun almost, since I had only made them 3 or 4 inches long before baking

    They were great with hotdogs, though I'll work on the shape next time so that they are more hotdog bun-shaped.

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    Reply to comment #14 by Nanc
    Laura
    June 3 2019
    Same thing happened to me.
  28. 28
    Reply to comment #19 by Christopher
    Jo
    June 22 2019
    when do you add the hot water christopher?
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    Reply to comment #28 by Jo
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    June 23 2019

    when do you add the hot water christopher?

    Step 2 addresses when to add the water.

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    Kim
    July 7 2019
    Came put too liquidy to do anything with the recipe.
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    k jones
    July 18 2019
    does anyone know if you can use whole egg in this or must it be egg white only?
    Reply: #32
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    Reply to comment #31 by k jones
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    July 19 2019

    does anyone know if you can use whole egg in this or must it be egg white only?

    Egg white only. Whole eggs and egg whites react very differently in baked goods.

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    fiorela bermudez
    February 8 2020
    Absolutely delicious! Thank you! Can't wait to make them into hamburger buns!
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    brown_christine
    February 24 2020
    The taste was good but mine came out hollow? What did I do wrong? :(
    Reply: #35
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    Reply to comment #34 by brown_christine
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    February 24 2020

    The taste was good but mine came out hollow? What did I do wrong? :(

    Sorry they didn't turn out! Sometimes overmixing can cause that to happen.

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    Heidi
    March 20 2020
    Mine came out perfect.....
    Why do they have a slight sandy taste?
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    Kevin
    April 18 2020
    Under Instructions, paragraph #2 it says, quote: "Bring the water to a boil and add this..." What is "this" ?
    Reply: #38
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    Reply to comment #37 by Kevin
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    April 19 2020

    Under Instructions, paragraph #2 it says, quote: "Bring the water to a boil and add this..." What is "this" ?

    "This" is referring to the boiling water.

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    phil.moore
    June 8 2020
    You say that this has 1g carbs per piece, but Maria Emmerichโ€™s blog to which you refer uses the same weights and says the whole batch contains 20g per slice..... she also says that she doesnโ€™t use this on a Keto diet. Iโ€™m a little confused.
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    Leona
    June 27 2020
    Maybe you could do a video on this, and how to make them shape like yours, so perfectly into a hot dog bun. Many Blessings
    Reply: #41
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    Reply to comment #40 by Leona
    Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
    June 27 2020

    Maybe you could do a video on this, and how to make them shape like yours, so perfectly into a hot dog bun. Many Blessings

    Thank you! I will pass along your suggestion!

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    Ema
    June 30 2020
    Any advice on choosing a good quality hotdog? All the ones I see seem full of additives such as dextrose.....
    Reply: #43
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    Reply to comment #42 by Ema
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    June 30 2020

    Any advice on choosing a good quality hotdog? All the ones I see seem full of additives such as dextrose.....

    Brand availability may vary widely by location. In the USA, you may be able to find Applegate, Pedersen's or Teton Waters Ranch and they usually have good ingredients but recipes may change over time.

    Reply: #45
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    Jules
    July 9 2020
    Taste was great but only got 8 buns and those were about half the size of a regular hotdog ๐ŸŒญ bun. Next time I will shape into just 5 buns since they are so low carb and it would only be 2 net carbs.
    Reply: #53
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    Reply to comment #43 by Kristin Parker
    Ema
    July 10 2020
    Thank you. A couple of those brands seem to ship to Ireland too! :)
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    jakandbe
    July 22 2020
    DD vs MyFitnessPal - We love these buns in our family and bake them every week. Does anyone know why there is such a big difference in the carb count between DD (1 gram Net Carb) and MyFitnessPal (4 grams Net Carb)? I use MyFitnessPal to track my macronutrients even though I have to do the calculation Carbs/Fiber because MyFitnessPal doesn't provide the Net Carb figure (yet).
    Reply: #47
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    Reply to comment #46 by jakandbe
    Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
    July 22 2020

    DD vs MyFitnessPal - We love these buns in our family and bake them every week. Does anyone know why there is such a big difference in the carb count between DD (1 gram Net Carb) and MyFitnessPal (4 grams Net Carb)? I use MyFitnessPal to track my macronutrients even though I have to do the calculation Carbs/Fiber because MyFitnessPal doesn't provide the Net Carb figure (yet).

    It's hard to say because I don't know how My Fitness Pal calculates their nutrition information. You may wish to contact them for technical assistance.

    Reply: #48
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    jakandbe
    July 22 2020
    Thank you for the reply! I will keep adjusting the carbs in my head :-)
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    paccursi
    July 26 2020
    Curious, I want to make these today. I make the regular rolls quite often and just never reshaped them. I noticed that the ingredients are the same except for the hot dog rolls have an extra 1/4 cup water. Any idea why? Thanks!
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    J
    August 2 2020
    Guessing equates to the same amount of almond flour?
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