My friend John (although we’ve never met!) made these burgers and Tony and I were in!  Although, while I am sure his tenderloin made an excellent burger, I went with a boneless beef brisket.

First is the buns – The Hamburger Bun from Bernard Clayton’s New Complete Book of Breads (adapted because I added white whole wheat flour):

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups white whole wheat flour
  • 2 packages yeast
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon butter, room temp
  • 2 cups hot water
  • milk
  • sesame seeds

Mix together the dry ingredients then put in the softened butter:

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Then pour in the hot water – the mixer does all the work!

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I let the mixer knead the dough for 8 minutes:

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After it mixed – I put it in an oiled bowl, and let it rest for 30 minutes.  Then shaped into buns, and let rest another 30 minutes.

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Brush with milk and sprinkle with sesame seeds – I chose black sesame seeds. 😀

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While those baked for 20 minutes, I moved onto the burgers.  This is the beef brisket I got:

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I cut it in half – I used half for the burgers and I am using the other half for tonight’s dinner – I needed to add my grinding attachment to the KitchenAid.

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I mixed 1/2 a stick of frozen butter to the ground meat.  Here are the burgers ready for the grill.

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On the side I just thinly sliced one rutabaga, and made chips out of them.  Just drain well and season with salt – so good!  Tony didn’t like them though so more for me and Hannah! 😀

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My plate put together – my burger is 6 ounces.

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While this was good – I wish I would have ground the meat twice, because a few bites were REALLY chewy – maybe I should have used the tenderloin like John did after all!

Come on back for dinner – Beef Brisket Tostadas!