Homemade beef hamburger and we start with the bun — of course it makes all the difference when a homemade beef hamburger is paired with a homemade bun. We can choose among all kinds of flours, all kinds of meat or even prepare them only with grains; the options are countless and you can satisfy any palate, taste, ethnicity and dietary need. Having two little nieces in the family and thinking of them in the kitchen, today I chose to make buns with hamburgers to be enjoyed outdoors in the garden, maybe under a wonderful pink pepper tree.
- Difficulty: Medium
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 50 Minutes
- Portions: 5
- Cooking methods: Oven, Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 554.90 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 67.09 (g) of which sugars 5.73 (g)
- Proteins 30.17 (g)
- Fat 19.59 (g) of which saturated 5.86 (g)of which unsaturated 6.72 (g)
- Fibers 4.53 (g)
- Sodium 1,176.90 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 220 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
BUN INGREDIENTS
- 3 cups Type 00 wheat flour
- 2 tsp sugar
- 12 g fresh brewer's yeast
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp poppy seeds
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 10.6 oz ground beef (beef)
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 6 leaves basil
- 1/3 cup potato (boiled)
- 1 tsp salt
- 5 oz asparagus (boiled)
- 4 oz eggplant, cooked, in a pan (grilled)
- 8 leaves curly lettuce
Tools
- Stand Mixer
- Kitchen Scale
- Burger Press
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Bowl
- Parchment Paper
- Kitchen Towel
- Small Saucepan
- Grill
First of all I prepare the dough for the soft buns. I put the flour and sugar in the stand mixer, dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water and pour it over the flour. I start mixing and add the egg, the oil and a handful of sesame seeds, and finally the salt.
As soon as the dough doubles (it will take at least a couple of hours), I divide it into 5 portions.
I form 5 balls and flatten them slightly; I added poppy seeds and sesame seeds on the surface. If you prefer you can change the seeds or skip them entirely. I use them for the crunch they provide.
I let the buns rest, covered, for 30 minutes.
I preheat the oven to 374°F and bake the buns for 20/25 minutes.
In a bowl I prepared the ground meat with the egg and salt, the breadcrumbs with the basil and the boiled potato mashed. I mixed everything well and divided into 5 hamburgers.
Now my buns are ready and I go to fill them with the homemade beef hamburger.
Of course I also divided the pan-grilled eggplants seasoned with salt and oil among the buns. The asparagus I boiled first and then quickly grilled.
I open the bun, place a leaf of curly lettuce first and then the seasoned eggplant.
I add a grilled hamburger.
I add the homemade beef hamburger and on top the asparagus simply seasoned with salt and oil.
For these buns I deliberately do not use sauces; I rely only on the strength of extra virgin olive oil, my ally in all recipes.
You can also season your hamburgers with other vegetables as you like.
