Mr.Picky requested only one thing for his birthday. . . .a giant birthday burger. This was exciting and intimidating all at the same time. I asked if he wanted to invite anyone for his birthday dinner he was worried I wouldn’t make it large enough. Needless to say when it was all said and done we managed to eat under half. My picky guy who never eats leftovers at that burger for the next few days and loved it.
I started out by trying a new hamburger bun recipe out. Only instead of making small buns, I used the whole recipe to create a large bun. I used a large dinner plate as my template and let the burger expand from there.
This recipe for hamburger buns will now be the only bun recipe ever eaten in our home. It was easy and the best bun we have ever eaten. Not only did it hold together but it was not too fluffy and bready nor was it crumbly or dry. The perfect bun. I will post the recipe within a few days! Did I mention I think it would make great dinner rolls and only takes about an hour to make, with rise time.
While my bun was cooling on a wire rack I started preparing my burger patty. I used 1 1/2 pound of ground beef. I added a dash of Worcestershire sauce and an envelope of french onion seasoning because this is how Mr.Picky loves his burgers. I again used the same oversized dinner plate to flatten and shape my patty.
I baked 1 pound of bacon until crisp and sliced up all the fixings.
I baked the patty in the oven at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes or until desired pinkness. Flip the burger 3/4 of the way through cooking and add sliced cheese to melt in the last-minute.
Once the burger was out of the oven I used a large skillet to make 5 eggs over-easy to add to the burger.
I sliced the bun in half and started building my burger on a cutting board. At first I wasn’t sure what to put this monster burger on and then it was only obvious since I would be slicing it to eat anyway. I spread mayonnaise on the bottom bun, then iceberg lettuce (one of the few things it tastes good with), tomatoes, salt and pepper, and bacon. Although you do not see bacon covering the whole thing it is ok, you slice the burger like a pizza so there is plenty.
Place your cooked patty with or without cheese on top of the bacon followed by the eggs. To finish the top bun I added some ketchup and placed it on top.
I served our giant burger with fries and some fry sauce. We went all out for the birthday boy. Of course you can add whatever condiments or toppings you would like. Now go get a slice of that birthday burger!
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