Classic Western Burgers Recipes

WESTERN BURGERS

Steps:

• Dough:.
• Prepare dough by combining water, yeast, sugar, and salt. Let stand a few minutes.
• Add shortening and half of flour, blending well.
• Knead in the rest of the flour until you have a firm dough.
• Place in a covered, greased bowl and let rise while you prepare filling.
• Filling:.
• Brown hamburger meat with chopped onions. Drain fat.
• Add mustard, mayonnaise, cheese, salt and pepper; mix well.
• Set aside to cool.
• Prepare Burgers:.
• Roll out dough and cut rounds using a coffee can.
• Place 2 or 3 TBS meat mixture on top.
• Fold dough over and seal edges. You can stretch dough around meat to seal (dough does not break as pie dough does).
• Place on lightly greased cookie sheet and let rise 30 minutes or so. (Cover with a dish towel to keep crust from drying out.).
• Bake at 350 degrees until lightly browned (less brown if you plan to freeze and bake later).

CLASSIC WESTERN BURGERS

Steps:

• In a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over medium-high heat, cook bacon, in batches if necessary, turning occasionally, until browned on both sides and crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. With tongs, transfer to paper towels to drain. When cool, break each slice in half.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat eggs, milk, onion, garlic, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper to blend. Add beef and bread crumbs and mix gently. Form into 10 equal patties, each about 4 1/2 inches wide.
• Brush onion slices lightly on both sides with bacon fat in pan. Discard remaining fat.
• Lay patties and onion slices on a barbecue grill over a solid bed of hot coals or high heat on a gas grill (you can hold your hand at grill level only 2 to 3 seconds); close lid on gas grill. Cook, turning meat and onions once to brown on both sides, until a thermometer inserted in center of thickest part of meat registers 160° (no longer pink in center), 6 to 8 minutes total.
• About 2 minutes before patties are done, top each with a slice of cheese. Also lay bun halves, cut side down, on grill and toast 1 to 2 minutes.
• Set bun bottoms on a platter or plates. With a wide spatula, transfer patties to bun bottoms. Top each with a grilled onion slice, 2 pieces of bacon, and a spoonful of special slaw. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover with bun tops.

WESTERN BURGERS

Steps:

• 1. Cook the ground meat and chopped onion until done. Drain and season with salt and pepper.
• 2. Turn heat down on low and add the american cheese slices, let melt.
• 3. Turn heat off and add the mayonnaise dressing and mustard. Stir in to the meat and cheese mixture. This is the filling to your burger.
• 4. Next is to make the dough. In 1cup of warm water, add the sugar, salt, and 3pkg of yeast to it. Stir to dissolve yeast and let set 1 minute.
• 5. In a large bowl put in the 4cups flour and 1/4cup oil. Add in the yeast water mixture a little at a time to make a (biscuit consistency dough).
• 6. Pinch off small handfulls of dough and roll it out on the counter top. Use some flour on the counter top so it doesnt stick. Add meat mixture to the center and fold the dough over it. It will appear to be like an enclosed biscuit or stuffed roll.
• 7. Cut out the excess dough around the edges. I found that using the top of a large cup and press down over the roll cuts out the roll perfectly.
• 8. Bake on a greased baking sheet on 375 until browned. Serve with mustard or mayonnaise dressing for dipping! I find that mustard gives better flavor and is the family favorite.

WESTERN BURGERS

Steps:

• Fry bacon and drain drippings from pan.
• Mix ground beef, salt, and pepper and form 8 patties.
• Cook on grill, or in a skillet until almost done.
• Add cheese slice to top of meat.
• Melt cheese and put on toasted buns.
• Add mushrooms, lettuce. tomato,pickle and chili sauce.