Cheeseburger Mini Muffins

shelbyrose's Note:

You can enjoy the delicious taste of a cheeseburger without having to resort to fast food. These little appetizers are the perfect 'finger food' and can be frozen after baking. (cook time reflected is for two batches; add 15 minutes for each additional batch)

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 5 dozen

• ½ lb ground beef
• 1 small onion , finely chopped
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup ketchup
• ¾ cup milk
• ½ cup butter or ½ cup margarine , melted
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
• 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. In a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
4. In another bowl combine ketchup, milk, butter, eggs and mustard.
5. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened.
6. Fold in the beef mixture and shredded cheese.
7. Fill greased miniature muffin cups three-fourths full.
8. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
9. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack.
10. Refrigerate leftovers.

Reviews

[Lisa P.]

Really good. Go ahead and use a whole pound of meat. I had cooked a pound of ground turkey and put half of it in the recipe, but didn't know what to do with the other half. I just dumped the rest in. Next time I will either add a little more ketchup to the mix, or dollop a little on the tops. Husband said I could make these again so they must be good.

[fwgal]

Mine turned out dry....geez.....I wanted to like it....followed the instructions...go figure.

[Chef #1401315]

My kids absolutely LOVE these! It's such a crazy idea but very good and kid-friendly! We are vegan, so I substitute Boca meatless crumbles, Ener-G egg replacer, vegan butter and cheese, and soy or almond milk to make these. I also changed the flour to 1 1/2 c whole wheat flour and 1 c unbleached white flour. Even with all the changes, the recipe comes out as good as it did before we became vegan!