The perfect size burger for little mouths with veggies inside! Forget about messy falling apart burgers – these toddler finger food burgers will be a part of your Summer meal rotation for sure!
Toddler Friendly Food
We asked you on Facebook what type of recipes you wanted to see more of- and many of you wanted Toddler Friendly Dinners! So, today I’ve got one for you – Baby Burgers!
I love these as an alternative to a regular burger because:
- It’s small enough for little fingers to hold.
- The buns are homemade to get them the perfect size!
- Most of the veggies are inside the patty, so they don’t slide off while the kids are trying to eat it!
- Plus, we served our burgers with sliced pears, and don’ they just look like fries (without all the work!) The kids loved the pears as much as they like fries!
Homemade Hamburger Buns
Making hamburger buns is easy! I don’t mind buying buns, I can usually find them without too many ingredients and they aren’t too expensive. BUT, if I don’t want to travel to the store, or I want the mini kind, or I just want to make bread and hang out in the kitchen with my kids, I make these!
This is a basic bread dough recipe. The biggest difference is that after the dough rises, you roll it out and then use a small circle cutter (like a doughnut cutter) to press the dough into smaller circles. They make the perfect size buns for your muffin tin burger patties!
This part is when the kids really like to help!
Then, once we have all the circles cut out (it makes about 18), we brush the tops of the bun dough with an egg white wash. (another great job for the kiddos)
Then, we baked them. You can also sprinkle sesame seeds on the buns!
Muffin Tin Burger
First, we added our veggies to the meat mixture instead of adding them later like a regular burger. This is great because then the veggies don’t fall of when your littles are trying to eat them.
To get the perfect size patty and also cook a lot at once, press the patties into a muffin tin. Make sure not to fill the muffin cups to high, or you’ll have a tall patty (not exactly the easiest thing to eat if you have a little toddler mouth!)
Baby Burgers: Toddler Friendly Finger Food
Ingredients
Homemade Hamburger Buns
Hamburger Patties
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 egg white we used the rest of egg white from our rolls
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1/2 onion chopped finely
- 1/2 cup mushrooms chopped finely
- 1 teaspoon season salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
Homemade Hamburger Buns
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together 2 cups of flour and yeast. In a small saucepan combine the milk, sugar, butter, and salt. Heat until the butter is just melted, no longer. Add the milk mixture to the flour along with the two beaten eggs. Add the remaining whole wheat flour and knead for about 5-10 minutes. Add more flour if necessary to prevent the dough from sticking to your bowl or work space.
- Transfer dough to another bowl sprayed with cooking spray, and allow the dough to double in size, or for one hour. After risen, dump onto floured surface, and roll out with a rolling pin. Cut circles (about 3 inches across) in order to get small hamburger buns.
- Transfer circles onto a baking sheet. Crack one egg white into a small bowl, and whisk for 1 minute. Using a pastry brush, brush the tops of the circles with egg white. (optional: sprinkle with sesame seeds if you have them). Allow to rest for about 10 minutes on the pan.
- Bake at 375 for about 12 minutes, or until the tops begin to brown. Remove from oven to cool. Slice lengthwise like a hamburger bun. Makes 18.
Hamburger Patties
- Combine all ingredients and press small amounts into a muffin tin. Sprinkle cheese on top if you like it. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes. Pop out onto paper towels to blot the moisture away before you put the patties on your buns.
Nutrition
www.superhealthykids.com
And don’t forget to serve your baby burgers with sliced pears!
