Burger Scrolls: A Big Mac-Inspired Smoko
Your favourite flavour combo all in a scroll.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
Dough
- 3 cups high grade flour (450 grams)
- 3 tsp instant yeast or 1 ½ tsp of dried active yeast
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp honey or white sugar
- 280 mls warm water 36℃ if you want to be precise
- 3 tbsp olive oil
Beef (or Lamb) Mince
- 250 grams of beef
- Glug of oil
- 2 Tbsp of brown sugar
- 1/4 cup of soy
- 2 cloves of crushed garlic
Burger Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of tomato relish
- 4 large gherkins finely chopped
- 100 grams of colby or tasty cheese
- Burger sauce amount to your tasting
Instructions
Making the Dough
- You may choose to make it in your bread maker, in the cake mixer or by hand.
- Bread Maker – choose the dough setting. It will kneed it and allow the dough to rise once. Cake mixer – place all the dough ingredients in the cake mixer with the dough hook attachment. Kneed until the dough is elastic and smooth. Cover with a damp tea towel and allow to rise in a warm spot. By Hand – Place all the ingredients in a large bowl and combine. Use clean hands to kneed the dough on a clean floured surface. Kneed until the dough is smooth and elastic. Place back into the bowl (cleaned and oiled) cover with a damp tea towel and allow to rise in a warm spot.
- While the dough proves cook the mince
Cooking the Mince
- Mix the brown sugar and soy sauce in a small bowl until the sugar dissolves.
- Heat a pan over medium-high heat and add a good glug of oil.
- Once the oil is hot, add the beef mince. Use a wooden spoon to break the mince apart as it cooks.
- Cook until the beef is browned (about 5-7 minutes).
- Push the browned beef to one side of the pan and add the crushed garlic to the other side.
- Sauté the garlic in the oil for about 1 minute until fragrant, then mix it into the beef.
- Pour the soy sauce and brown sugar mixture over the beef. Stir well to coat all the mince evenly.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes, letting the flavours meld and the sauce thicken slightly.
Constructing the Burger Scrolls
- Once the dough has risen once. Punch down with a clean hand and turn out onto a clean and floured surface. Use a rolling pin to roll a rectangle shape (about 40cmx20cm). Preheat your oven to 200℃
- Spread an even layer of tomato relish over the dough. Sprinkle the cooked mince evenly on top, followed by the chopped gherkins and grated cheese.
- Lastly top with burger sauce.
- Tightly roll the dough up into one long sausage.
- Divide into twelve equal pieces and place into a lined roasting dish, spaced slightly apart for expansion.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the scrolls are golden brown and cooked through.