Recipe Roundup Bonus: Cheeseburger Braid

by Rosemary ~ January 25th, 2008

Easy Cheeseburger Braid    (See update below)

Dough: (or use your own recipe, which is what I do)
1 cup warm water
1 Tbsp. cooking oil
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1 pkg. yeast
3 cups flour

Filling:
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. diced onions
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 c. yellow mustard
1/4 c. dill pickles, finely diced
4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 c. shredded cheddar cheese
sesame seeds

To prepare dough, mix together water, oil, salt, sugar and yeast. Mix until yeast is dissolved. Stir in flour. Work into a smooth ball. Leave in bowl and cover to rise.

Brown ground beef and onion together until fully cooked. Remove from heat and drain to remove excess fat. Mix in ketchup, mustard, and pickles. Cool.

On floured surface, roll dough out into a 12″ x 18″ rectangle. Spread filling over dough down the center of the rectangle. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon and cheese. Cut 6 strips along each side and braid over filling. Tuck end under. Place on greased baking sheet. Brush with egg wash (1 egg plus 1 Tbsp. water), then sprinkle with sesame seeds. Let rise for 20 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Dig in!

Update: To see more thorough instructions on making a filled braid, please see this helpful site. I don’t make so many cuts for the braids, but the method is the same. 

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11 Responses to Recipe Roundup Bonus: Cheeseburger Braid

  1. rebecca
    January 25th, 2008 at 1:41 pm

    I bet this has lots of wow factor!

    I’m going to have to try this one.

  2. Robin (the pensieve one)
    January 25th, 2008 at 1:53 pm

    Wow…THIS would make an amazing presentation…I so wish youhad pictures!

  3. Junebug
    January 25th, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    I have seen this done before but I have never tried to braid over filling. How exactly do you braid it? Three at a time? I can’t quite grasp it. :D

  4. Beverly
    January 25th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    This sounds wonderful, I am going to have to try this!

    Thank you so much

    Beverly

  5. Sandy
    January 25th, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    This sounds like a showstopper! I may have to actually try rolling out bread dough for this one.

  6. Junebug
    January 25th, 2008 at 3:33 pm

    Thanks for the update! I now understand although I am sure mine won’t look as pretty as that.

  7. ellen b
    January 25th, 2008 at 6:34 pm

    Oh this looks really great both for the taste buds and eyes….

  8. kim from hiraeth
    January 25th, 2008 at 8:35 pm

    Sounds like it’s fun to make and yummy, too.

    I had know idea how to braid with six strips, but I was thinking about it all wrong. Thanks for the link; it looks doable!

    : D

  9. beccy
    January 26th, 2008 at 7:36 am

    That looks so impressive, I will definitely be trying this out.

  10. Mummymac
    January 26th, 2008 at 9:49 am

    This is definitely on the must try list

    e

  11. theotherbear
    January 26th, 2008 at 10:09 am

    Wow, that sounds like it would look fantastic!

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