Spoon Burgers

Contributor: Gaye Marchant
2002 Cowley Cookbook

Make bread dough (may use your own recipe if desired)

1 1/2 cup water
2 T powdered milk
1 1/2 tsp. yeast
3 cups bread flour
3 T sugar
2 T butter

Let rise about 60 minutes

Filling:

1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 T onion
salt and pepper

Cook and brown beef and onion. Add 1/2 catsup (enough to coat the beef well, not sloppy).  Roll out 1/2 of dough and stretch to fit a large cake pan. top with beef mixture.

Sprinkle with:

1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
1 cup cheddar or American cheese

Roll out remaining dough; stretch over top. Tuck in edges, brush with butter. Let rise about 25 minutes.

Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.

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