Super Juicy Baked Burgers

Name: Super Juicy Baked Burgers
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 pound hamburger; 2 /3 cups bread crumbs; 2 /3 cup milk; 1 cup ketchup; 2 brown sugar; 2 tablespoons white sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; 1 tablespoon vinegar; 2 small onions, chopped

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I have visited many Amish homes over the years for many meals and there’s something I don’t think I’ve ever eaten for a meal while visiting: hamburgers. This lack of a burger encounter doesn’t in any way mean that hamburgers aren’t popular among the Amish. They are. But usually, when I have dropped in on a home for supper there is a stovetop meal being fixed, or something a little more “formal" since I’m usually considered company. But I wish had dropped in somewhere when they were serving Super Juicy Baked Burgers like these.

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Do The Amish Eat Fast-Food Burgers?

The Amish are not as insulated as they used to be, so buggies head into town and pass the Golden Arches or Burger King on a regular basis. Some even decide to stop in for a burger. Eating out is seen as a "treat" for most Amish people and fast-food is included in that. So while eating fast-food isn't a regular thing for most Amish, it is a treat. So, yes, you'll even see a buggy in the drive-thru lane sometimes!

Hamburgers on the grill are most common during the summer when you can cook outside. Burgers are very popular at picnics and outdoor gatherings, just like they are among the non-Amish. So while I have not tasted a burger at an Amish farm, at least I don’t think so, I’m not sure if I can remember every single food I’ve eaten in over two decades of visiting Amish homes. So maybe I have.

Anyway, Amish cookbooks are full of many variations on hamburgers. You don’t often just find a plain hamburger on the grill at an Amish cookout, they are usually dressed up and fancied up. There are just so many variations on the great American burger.

There’s a hamburger wagon in a small town near where I live that has a booming business, and their burgers, I understand, are very simple… Salt, pepper, pickle, onion and very thin. Other restaurants attain cult status with their burgers being big and thick.

This particular recipe comes to us from the Shipshewana Amish settlement which has very traditional cooking.

Most Amish cooks would use hamburger from their own supply of freshly butchered meat. I saw these at an Amish farm once and you'll definitely get a juicer flavor with meat this fresh.

This Super Juicy Baked Burgers recipe is popular in Amish homes and it can be done on a grill outside, but these are really best baked in your oven.

Start with the best beef you can get your hands on, plus whole milk, bread crumbs and get to work!

Cast-iron skillets are great for these burgers.

The sauce is the star of this burger recipe. You make this amazing sauce and then bake it over the burgers.

Bake for over an hour and then put on a bun with all your favorite fixins and enjoy!

You probably won't want a McDonald's burger after trying one of these!

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