Brie Burger

I made this burger with brie, carmelized onions and apricot sauce. I had something similar at a build-your-own-burger restaurant. Try it sometime!

This burger is completely homemade, including the bun.

BRIE BURGER
Moomie's beautiful burger bun (recipe to follow)
Hamburger patty (recipe to follow)
1 once brie, melted on top of patty.
1 Tbs apricot sauce (recipe to follow)
Carmelized onion
Lettuce, tomato, pickles as desired.

MOOMIE'S BEAUTIFUL BURGER BUNS (makes 8 buns)

1 cup water

2 Tbs butter

1 egg

3 1/4 cups flour

1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

1 Tbs instant yeast

Place all ingrediants in bread machine and let it run the entire cycle.

Divide dough into 8 equal parts and shape into buns. Place on a greased cookie sheet and let rise for 30 minutes.

Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool before serving.

APRICOT SAUCE

1/4 cup apricot preserves

1 Tbs white vinegar

salt and pepper to taste

Mix apricot preserves and vinegar together. Add a pinch of salt and a little but of pepper. Taste and add more salt if too sweet.

HAMBURGERS (makes 4 patties)

1 lb ground beef

1 Tbs mustard (any kind you like: yellow, dijon, grainy, etc)

1 clove garlic, smashed

1 tsp seasoned salt (regular salt is fine)

1 tsp pepper

Combine all ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix. Shape into 4 equal sized patties. Create a small divet in the center of each patty. Grill or pan fry.

To make the brie burger, melt 1 ounce of brie on each burger.

Lime Cran Apple

Back in March Jeff and I visited my parents in Arizona for a long weekend. We flew on Southwest and they introduced me to my new favorite drink. I ordered a cranberry apple juice and to my surprise, it came with a wedge of lime. Let me tell you, it was delicious!

All you need:

Glass filled about 1/3 to 1/2 way with crushed ice

Cranberry apple juice

Lime juice (1/4 lime if you're using fresh)

I admit, this time around, I only have the bottled stuff. But it still works. But just fill the rest of the glass with the juice and add a squirt or two of lime juice. Stir it up and enjoy!

If using a fresh lime, squeeze the 1/4 of a lime in there and add the juiced rind.