Amazing Homemade Cheddar and Onion Burgers

Step-by-step method

At a glance

You're looking at roughly 7 hours of mostly hands-off work to create seriously impressive homemade burgers from scratch. The trickiest part is the caramelized onions, which need 30 to 60 minutes of patient stirring to hit that sweet spot, while the bun-making involves letting dough rise in a warm oven overnight for that perfect fresh-baked foundation. Everything else – grilling the patties, assembling the toppings, and stacking it all together – comes together quickly once you're ready to eat.

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Baking in a bread machine

Put all the listed ingredients into your bread machine and select the dough program. The machine will mix the dough and let it rise at the ideal temperature. Bake the buns in the morning before grilling, so they have time to cool slightly.
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Or make a classic yeast starter by hand

If you don't have a bread machine, make a starter with lukewarm milk, sugar, and yeast. Then knead the dough by hand and leave it to rise in a warm place.

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150 gram
Fresh Whole Milk (3.5% Fat)

15 gram
Granulated Sugar

10 gram
Dried Yeast

500 gram
Medium-Fine Wheat Flour

1 piece
Chicken Eggs

20 gram
Vegetable Fat, Butter Flavor

5 gram
Salt

100 milliliter
Water
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Shape into balls once risen

Turn the risen dough out onto a work surface and divide it into ten roughly equal portions. Shape these into balls and let them rest, covered with a tea towel, for about twenty minutes.

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Brush with egg

Turn on your oven, but only to 30–40°C. Transfer the balls of dough – your burger buns – onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper, gently flatten them by pressing down, brush with egg yolk mixed with a little water, and place in the oven to rise in the warmth for an hour and a half.

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1 piece
Egg Yolk
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Bake until golden

Once the buns have risen beautifully, take them out of the oven and preheat it to 200°C. Brush the buns again with egg yolk, sprinkle with seeds – poppy, flax, or sesame – and a little salt. Pop them back into the oven and bake for about 15 minutes.
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Prepare the meat

Season the ground meat with salt and pepper. Add chopped parsley – and that's all you really need. You can also add other fresh herbs or your favourite spices, if you like. Let the meat rest in the fridge for a while.

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500 gram
Mixed Ground Meat

10 gram
Salt

10 gram
Black Pepper

10 gram
Parsley Leaves
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Caramelize the onion

Slice the onion into strips and add it to a hot pan with a knob of butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the onion starts to caramelize, softens, and turns sweet. This can take anywhere from half an hour to an hour.

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7 piece
Yellow Onion

10 gram
Unsalted Butter
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Deglaze with wine

Once the onion tastes just right, pour in a splash of wine (100–200 ml) and let it boil off over high heat. Season with salt and leave to cool.

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100 milliliter
Red wine

3 gram
Salt
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Grill the meat and top with a slice of cheddar

Shape the prepared meat into patties. Grill on both sides until nicely browned. Just before taking them off the grill, top each patty with a slice of cheddar.

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100 gram
Cheddar
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Warm the buns and spread with mayonnaise

Place the halved buns cut-side down on the grill for just a moment, so they turn only lightly crisp. Spread them with barbecue sauce or mayonnaise.

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30 gram
Mayonnaise
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Layer on everything else

Add the lettuce, caramelized onion, and the meat. Top with the other bun half, which can also be spread with sauce.

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200 gram
Mixed Salad Greens

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Amazing Homemade Cheddar and Onion Burgers

Name: Irresistible Cheddar & Onion Burgers
Prep time: 100 min
Cook time: 195 min
Total time: 413 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 30 gram Mayonnaise; 15 gram Granulated Sugar; 1 piece Egg Yolk; 100 milliliter Water; 10 gram Parsley Leaves; 100 milliliter Red wine; 18 gram Salt; 10 gram Unsalted Butter; 500 gram Mixed Ground Meat; 7 piece Yellow Onion; 500 gram Medium-Fine Wheat Flour; 150 gram Fresh Whole Milk (3.5% Fat); 10 gram Black Pepper; 100 gram Cheddar; 200 gram Mixed Salad Greens; 20 gram Vegetable Fat, Butter Flavor; 1 piece Chicken Eggs; 10 gram Dried Yeast

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Prep 1 h 40 min Cook 3 h 15 min

Plus 1 h 50 min of resting (not counted in active time)

18 Ingredients

11 Steps

Hard Difficulty

Equipment

What you'll need besides the ingredients.

Bread machine optional

Tea towel

Grill

What's in it?

1685 kcal

Calories

137 g

Carbohydrates

91 g

Fats

77 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

Nothing quite beats a homemade burger. At least that's how we feel about it. Carefully baked buns, the best quality meat, caramelized onion, a slice of cheese, and a crispy-fried strip of bacon. And of course, some veg – lettuce or tomato, or why not both.

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Step-by-step method

At a glance

Baking in a bread machine

Or make a classic yeast starter by hand

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Shape into balls once risen

Brush with egg

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Bake until golden

Prepare the meat

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Caramelize the onion

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Deglaze with wine

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Grill the meat and top with a slice of cheddar

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Warm the buns and spread with mayonnaise

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Layer on everything else

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How it went

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Amazing Homemade Cheddar and Onion Burgers

Ingredients — what you'll need

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About this recipe

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