I actually don't like Big Macs at all. I'm more of a Whataburger kind of girl but I remember that ditty from the McDonald's commercials when I was little. When Hank was about 5 years old he could dominate a Big Mac.
What's the point? Friday night I found myself craving a burger and fries. There's a great burger chain here called 5 Guys where you can get really fantastic burgers and very acceptable fries. However, I don't get out much these days and it's so much more fun to try my hand at making delicious food myself. So, what's a singelton to do?
First order of business: figure out the buns! I've been pondering making hamburger buns for awhile now. I'm generally not a big fan of the bread around my sandwiches because I find that it detracts from the flavor of what's inside. I have noticed, though, that when the bread is good, it's soooooo good and it makes for a much better sandwich experience. I know that some of you are thinking: duh! I found a recipe for hamburger buns that was super simple: you mix the dough, shape the buns, let them rise for about 45 minutes and pop them in the oven!
The buns brushed with an eggwash and dusted with sesame seeds, ready to go in the oven.
Isn't this screaming for an all-beef patty?
So, the verdict on the buns? They were good. They were a little on the heavy (doughy?) side and not quite as light as I'd like. I think that I knew that they'd come out like that given that it's an egg/milk/butter dough. For the time and effort required to make them, I give them 2 thumbs up. Oh, as is to be expected with egg/milk/butter dough, the flavor is great and I made a mini pizza with one of the leftover buns tonight. I know, I know. It's hardly a worthy followup to my burger greatness but what do you want?!
Pardon the pictures -- they're not really my strong suit but I think that you get the general idea. I also had yummy oven-baked sweet potato fries with it . . . delish! Oh, here's a new fact: Lucy likes sweet potatoes!
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