Depression Era Hamburgers

GingerlyJ's Note:

This recipe was handed down to me from my Great-grandmother who told stories of how clever they had to be to make things stretch during the Depression era My great- grandparents made it by turning their house into a boarding house. One of the meals she made to make sure everyone got some food were these thin burgers. The taste is awesome

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6

Yield: 6.0 burgers

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 large egg
• 1 medium onion
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 12 slices white bread
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 12 slices American cheese

Directions:

1. Grate half the onion and thinly slice theother.
2. in a big bowl combine meat, egg, and spices
3. shape into thin patties.
4. spread butter on each side of the bread.
5. in a skillet cook bread 3 minutes on each side.
6. cook the burgers and drain the grease from skillet.
7. blot off extra grease with paper towels.
8. top each burger with a slice of cheese.
9. put pattys on bread and top with thinly sliced onion.