Fancy Bacon Cheeseburgers

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 12 slices bacon
• 1 (16 1/3 ounce) package breadsticks, such as pillsbury
• 6 hamburger patties, precooked, and cooled (use your favorite hamburger recipe here, whatever you like! 1 pound should be enough as the patty )
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 1/4 cups gouda cheese or 1 1/4 cups cheddar cheese
• 1 egg, lightly beaten with
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 2 cook the bacon half way through, so it is still pliable.
• 3 unroll dough; separate into 6 (2-breadstick) portions. seal seam halfway up length of each portion; place 1 strip of bacon of each breadstick.
• 4 place 1 hamburger patty in the center on top of the bacon.
• 5 holding dough and ball in one hand, stretch dough strips over balls, crisscrossing and tucking ends under opposite side; place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• 6 brush tops with egg wash and bake for 20 – 30 minutes or until tops are golden brown.
• 7 while that bakes, make the cheese sauce.
• 8 in a small heavy saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
• 9 add the flour and cook for 1 minute, then whisk in the milk, cook until thicken, 2-3 minutes.
• 10 using a wooden spoon, stir in the cheese in a figure-eight motion until melted, about 2 minutes.
• 11 drizzle cheese on top of the breadstick burgers, and voila!
• 12 variations:.
• 13 italian: use meatballs inside, use a mozzarella cheese, and add a little marinara sauce.
• 14 mexican: layer chicken breasts in mexican seasonings, add sautéed bell peppers and onions, and top with a mexican blend of cheeses.
• 15 chicken cordon blue: inside layer a sautéed chicken breast, slice of ham, thyme, and top with swiss cheese gravy.
• 16 southern: use a barbecued pulled lamb or beef, and top with the cheddar gravy, serve with extra barbecue sauce on the side.