Butcher’s Burger (Hamburger Bun/Tomato Jam)

Prep Time:

approx. 12-15 min

Serves

approx. 20 buns @ 110 gr

Ingredients

  • 2.5 C room temperature water
  • ¼ C active dry yeast
  • 1 Tbs + 1 tsp sugar
  • 9 C bread flour
  • ½ C sugar
  • ½ C milk powder
  • 4 Tbs salt
  • 2.5 Lg eggs
  • 3 Tbs + 1 tsp shortening soft
  • 3 Tbs + 1 tsp butter soft
  • Sesame seeds/poppy seeds/black sesame seeds for garnish

 

Tomato Jam (yield 750 ml)

  • 1 C Red wine vinegar
  • 1 C Brown sugar
  • 1 Cinnamon stick
  • 1 tsp Allspice
  • 1 tbsp Mustard seed
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp Chili flakes
  • ½ C Celery (fine dice)
  • ½ C Onion (fine dice)
  • 1 C Tomato (fine dice)
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Created By

This recipe is brought to you by Chef Kyle Fee and Chef Erin Circelli-Russell with the help of their students from The Chef’s Table at Fanshawe College.

Directions

  1. Mix active dry yeast with water and sugar. Let bloom for 5-10 min.
    • Add dry ingredients to mixer. Add bloomed yeast and eggs and mix on speed #1. Add water if necessary.
  2. Add fat little by little still on speed #1. When fat has been incorporated and dough looks smooth, turn mixer to speed #2 for 5 min. until well-developed gluten.
  3. Transfer to bowl and rest for 20-30 min. Punch down and rest 10 more min.

Tomato Jam (yield 750 ml)

  1. Add first 7 ingredients to a non-reactive pot and heat on low to dissolve sugar. Add onion & celery and cook until soft. Add the tomatoes and simmer on low heat until the mixture thickens up and has a “syrupy” consistency.

Created By

This recipe is brought to you by Chef Kyle Fee and Chef Erin Circelli-Russell with the help of their students from The Chef’s Table at Fanshawe College.