dough burgers

Levittown, NY
Updated on Sep 17, 2010

Dough burgers supposedly originated during the Great Depression. Adding flour was a great way to stretch hamburger meat. My grandmother made these for years and I still make them.

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground meat
  • 1/2 cup self rising flour
  • 1 teaspoon lawry's seasoned salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • - oil for frying

How To Make dough burgers

  • Step 1
    Gently crumble and break apart the ground meat in a bowl.
  • Step 2
    Add the Lawry's seasoning and onion powder to the flour and stir. Then add flour and gently mix together with the meat.
  • Step 3
    Add the 3 tablespoons of milk and mix gently.Mixture should be moist not at all gooey. You can add a little flour if needed.
  • Step 4
    form very thin patties from the meat as these will shrink.They should be about the diameter of a saucer.
  • Step 5
    Fry in oil flipping only once. Do not press down while cooking.
  • Step 6
    Top with cheese until melted.
  • Step 7
    Drain grease out of pan ( do not wipe the pan ) and then place your buns to toast in the pan.

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