Cheeseburger Buns

By Crick

Ingredients

• 1/2 oz active dry yeast
• 1/2 c warm water
• 3/4 c warm milk
• 1/4 c sugar
• 1/4 c shortening
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 c all purpose flour
• 1-1/2 lbs grnd beef
• 1/4 c chopped onion
• 8 oz tomato sauce
• 8 slices Amer cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add milk, sugar, shortening, egg, salt and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Knead until elastic. Place in greased bowl, turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise until doubled. Cook beef and onions together until meat is not pink; drain. Stir in tomato sauce. Remove from heat. Punch dough down & divide into 16 pieces. On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece into a 5 inch circle. Top each circle with a half slice of cheese & about 3 tblspns beef mixture. Bring dough over filling to center and pinch together to seal. Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet. Cover & let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 20 minutes. Bake @ 400 ° for about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately.