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Beat the egg and combine with water.
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Save 1 heaping teaspoon of egg and water to brush on top of the buns before baking.
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Make the dough in the bread machine for the first rising.
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Punch down the dough, and form into even-sized balls.
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I made 5.
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They are quite large, after baking, but I like this size.
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Make them as big as you like.
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Cover with a moist tea towel and let rise for 15 minutes.
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Press the air out of the balls well, since the buns aren't good with lots of air bubbles.
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Reshape the balls, as shown in the photo, tucking in the bottoms, then start rolling them around.
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After rolling the balls around about 20~30 times, they will be nice and round.
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It's important to shape them well, because you will bake them without using molds.
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Make sure the seams on the bottom are well closed.
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When all the balls are ready, cover with a moist tea towel and let rise for a second time.
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When they've almost doubled in size, brush with the reserved egg and water mixture.
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Sprinkle on the topping.
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(This time I used oatmeal.)
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Bake at 375F/190C for about 20 minutes.They're done.
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The freshly baked buns look like this.
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I took the top photo the day after baking mine, since I forgot the day of...
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This is how we eat them at our house.
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I put a bit of butter in a pan, and toast the insides.
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Get the buns ready by spreading with mayonnaise, hot mustard, ketchup, and regular yellow mustard.
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Top with lettuce and tomato.
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I recommend making the patties a bit bigger than the buns because they'll shrink.
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Flatten while cooking, as they tend to puff up.
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Put a slice of cheese on top, and when it's melted, place the patties on the tomato.
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Top with fried onions, a little fig jam and avocado.
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Now your cheeseburger is ready to eat.
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This one's for my husband, with no avocado.
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Press together, open your mouth wide, and take a bite.
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These hamburgers are my specialty that my husband and friends rave about.
