CHEESEBURGER STUFFED BUNS

These cheeseburger stuffed buns disappear into the bottomless pits of my teen sons stomachs as soon as I take them out of the oven.  Made with a slightly sweet bread dough, they are stuffed with a ground beef filling that has all the basic cheeseburger fixings.  It’s a super quick and easy recipe to make  if you use store bought frozen dinner roll dough (thawed out) but I am adding my dough recipe as it is my go to bread dough for all filled buns and rolls. 

INGREDIENTS 

• Batch of Bread dough divided into 24 balls. (Recipe below or use store bought frozen dinner roll dough, thawed out)

• 1 ¼ lb lean ground beef

• 1 onion, diced

• olive oil

• 1 tsp salt

• 1/2 tsp pepper

• 1/2 tsp seasoning salt

• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

• 1 tsp onion powder

• 1 tsp garlic powder

• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce

• 1 ½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

• 1/2 cup chopped green onions

• 1/3 cup chopped dill pickles

• 1/4 cup ketchup

• 2-3 tbsp yellow mustard (taste preference)

Egg wash:

• 1 egg beaten

• 1 tsp cold water

Beat egg and water together 

• sesame seeds

DIRECTIONS 

FILLING:

In a large frying pan, cook ground beef and onion over medium high heat until thoroughly cooked. Drain fat. 

Add seasoning salt, salt, pepper, onion & garlic powders and worcestershire sauce. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Adjust seasonings to your taste preference. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.

ASSEMBLING:

Preheat oven to 375°F. 

Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. 

Add cheddar cheese, pickles, green onions, ketchup and mustard to the cooled beef mixture and mix well.

Roll or flatten each dough round into roughly a 3 inch circle. Place 1 heaping tablespoon filling in the center of dough. Pull dough closed, tightly pinching up around filling to seal. Place the balls seam side down on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Allow stuffed buns to rise for 20 minutes and then brush the tops and sides of each ball with egg wash & sprinkle the tops with sesame seeds.

Bake for 20-22 minutes or until golden. 

Yeast Dough:

1 1/2 cups warm water

3/4 tsp salt 

1/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup veggie or canola oil

3 2/3 cups flour

1 1/4 tsp active dry yeast 

Add ingredients to bread machine in the order listed, set it to the “dough” option and hit start.  My machine takes 1 1/2 hours to mix, knead and rise the dough from start to finish.  If using a stand mixer, add all dough ingredients, attach the dough hook and turn on the lowest setting for 20-25 minutes.  Let rise covered in unheated oven for 1 hour or until doubled in size.