Description
Recipe for the perfect burgers made from scratch.
Ingredients
Scale
Burger buns
- 17.6 oz (500 g) all purpose flour
- 1 cup (240 ml) lukewarm water
- 1 envelope (7 g) dry instant yeast
- 3 tbsp lukewarm milk
- 2,5 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 2,5 tbsp softened butter
- To brush: 1 egg, some water, sesame seeds
Burger patties
- 17.6 oz (500 g) ground meat (usually 70 % beef, 30 % pork)
- 12 salted crackers, finely ground (you can use breadcrumbs instead)
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
- 1 heaping tsp powdered garlic and paprika
- salt
- pepper
Avocado and cottage cheese sauce
- 4 tbsp cottage cheese
- 3 tbsp sour cream
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp thyme
- salt
- pepper
- avocado
- tomato
Classic burger sauce
- 2 tsp mustard
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 5 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp powdered paprika
- 1/2 tsp powdered garlic
- 3 pickles
- lettuce
- tomatoes
Instructions
- Make buns: Dissolve yeast with warm water and sugar. In a separate bowl place butter, milk and egg. Add dissolved yeast mixture. Add salt and flour. Knead until soft and smooth dough forms (if needed, add a bit more flour, but the dough should be on the soft side). Put it in oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise for about an hour (until doubled in size).
- Knead the dough a bit and form into 7 equal balls. Place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper, brush lightly with oil and let stand for 1 hour.
- Put baking tray filled with water on the bottom of your oven. Preheat oven to 392 F (200 C).
- Whisk egg with a bit of water and brush buns with it. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake for 15-20 minutes. Let cool completely.
- Before assembling burgers, slice each bun in half and lightly toast it.
- Make patties: 1. Combine all ingredients – make sure not to over mix.
- Lightly oil your hands and take balls of mixture. Form them into patties. You will get around 7 medium-sized patties.
- Press the middle of each patty with your fingers, as they will inflate during baking. Let them stand in the fridge for 20 minutes.
- Bake on grill or lightly oiled pan, on high heat. Don’t press them while baking. They should have well baked crust and stay juicy on the inside. Remove from heat and immediately put a slice of cheese on top of each patty.
- For both sauces, combine all ingredients and layer with thinly sliced vegetables inside buns.