Hearty Meat and Potato Burgers with Apple Butter Ketchup Glaze

Makes 4 Sandwiches

Ingredients:

• Burger Patties
  • 1 - Tablespoon Pure Vegetable Oil or 1 - Tablespoon Pure Canola Oil
  • 1/3 - cup minced onion
  • 1 - Tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1-1/4 - pounds ground beef chuck
  • 1/2 - cup Evaporated Milk
  • 1/4 - cup Mashed Potatoes, flakes
  • 2 - teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 - teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 - teaspoon ground pepper
• Glaze
  • 1/2 - cup Cider Apple Butter
  • 1/2 - cup Tomato Ketchup
• Butter No-Stick Cooking Spray
• 1 - French bread baguette, cut lengthwise, then cut into 4 pieces crosswise

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, cooking for 2 minutes.
2. Add the garlic, cooking one minute more. Cool.
3. Crumble ground chuck into medium bowl. Add onion and garlic mixture, milk, potato flakes, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
4. Gently combine the ingredients well and shape meat into four oval patties. Refrigerate.
5. Combine apple butter and ketchup with a whisk until well blended. Cover and set aside.

1. Grill burgers 4 to 6 minutes per side or until juices run clear.
2. Toast bread, if desired (see Tip).
3. Brush burgers with glaze during last several minutes of cooking.
4. Place a meat patty on each roll bottom, top with additional apple butter-ketchup glaze, if desired, and the roll top.

Alan’s Kitchen Tip: To toast the bread: SPRAY the inside of bread with butter flavored no-stick cooking spray. Place the bread (cut side down) around the outer edges of the cooking grate. Grill until golden brown.

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