Sara Lee has just released a new line of hot dog and
hamburger buns in time for the summer grilling season. The buns are made along similar lines as their best-selling Soft & Smooth bread,
which contains whole grains but has the same texture and flavor as white bread. The names of the buns are a mouthful
- Sara Lee Made With Whole Grain White Hot Dog and White Hamburger Buns - but if the success of their
Soft & Smooth bread is anything to go on, it is a mouthful that consumers are eager to take.
How do they make these breads? Spencer Wise is a food scientist for Sara Lee who is credited with the creation of these breads and buns. They are about 24% whole grain, made using a "white whole wheat" flour developed by ConAgra to feel softer and look similar to white flour, and contain 6 grams of whole grains per bun. Wise says that while the basics like flour, oil and yeast are important, any baker could work them out, so "the real secret recipe lies in the amount of monoglycerides, enzymes and other additives, " the combination of which allows the bread to be made successfully on an industrial scale.
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