Cheeseburger Puffs

🧂 Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
• 1/3 cup onion

  minced
• 1/3 cup barbecue sauce

  (I used KC Masterpiece original)
• 3/4 cup UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 cup 2% milk

  or half-and-half
• 1 large egg

  lightly beaten
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese

  shredded
• 1/2 tsp. onion powder
• 1 tsp. dried parsley
• 3 cheddar cheese strings
• 2 pickles

  for garnish, if desired
• 1/3 cup bbq sauce

  for garnish, if desired

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 375º.
• 2 Generously grease muffin tins.
• 3 Brown onion and ground beef in skillet over low to medium heat until no pink
  remains.
• 4 Use a hamburger chopper to break meat down in small pieces while frying.
• 5 Drain well.
• 6 Add barbecue sauce.
• 7 Continue cooking over low heat until sauce thickens.
• 8 Cool completely.
• 9 Set aside.
• 10 Combine flour, baking powder, onion powder and parsley in a small mixing bowl.
• 11 Add milk and egg.
• 12 Whisk ingredients until combined.
• 13 Stir in shredded cheese and beef mixture.
• 14 Allow mixture to stand and absorb for 10 minutes.
• 15 Divide beef mixture among 9 muffin tins.
• 16 Cut each cheddar cheese string into 3 even pieces.
• 17 Press the cheese piece into the center of each muffin.
• 18 Cover with batter.
• 19 Bake at 375 º for 19-21 minutes, or until lightly browned and mixture puffs up.
• 20 Allow puffs to cool abut 10 minutes before removing from tins.
• 21 Remove muffins from tins.
• 22 Garnish with a pickle or pickle slice on top.
• 23 Secure with toothpicks.
• 24 Place Cheeseburger Puffs on a serving platter.
• 25 Drizzle with additional barbecue sauce, to serve.

Nutrition Info