for 4 pieces

Dough

300 g	white flour
1 ¼ tsp	salt
1 tbsp	sugar
1 tsp	dry yeast
2 dl	milk water (1/2 milk, 1/2 water)
50 g	butter

To shape

1	egg, beaten

Mayo

80 g	mayonnaise
2 tbsp	ketchup
100 g	gherkins, finely chopped
¼ tsp	red Tabasco sauce

Burgers

500 g	minced meat (beef)
½ tsp	salt
1	onion, cut into thin rings
4 slice	Cheddar

Smash burgers

100 g	iceberg lettuce, cut into strips
1	tomato, thinly sliced

How it's done

Dough

In a bowl, mix the flour with all the other ingredients up to and including the yeast. Add the butter, pour in the milky water, knead into a soft, smooth dough using the dough hook on the food processor for approx. 5 mins. Cover the dough and leave to rise at room temperature for approx. 1½ hrs.

To shape

Divide the dough into 4 portions, shape into balls and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Flatten the balls slightly, cover and leave to rise for a further 1 hr. Glaze the balls with a little egg.

To bake

Approx. 20 mins. in the centre of an oven preheated to 180 °C. Remove, leave the burger buns to cool on a rack.

Mayo

In a small bowl, mix the mayonnaise with all the other ingredients up to and including the Tabasco.

Burgers

Place the meat in a bowl, season with salt, knead by hand to form a compact mass. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Divide the meat into 4 equal portions,

place in the pan in batches, flatten with a spatula. Top with the onion rings, fry for approx. 5 mins. Turn the burgers, place the cheese on top, fry for approx. 3 mins.

Smash burgers

Cut the burger buns in half crosswise, spread the sauce over the cut surfaces. Place the lettuce and tomatoes on the bottom half of four buns, place 1 burger on each, cover with the top half of the buns.

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