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Super Bowl Party Foods – Football Shaped Burger Recipe

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Put a spin on an American Classic and make it a little more festive. Use this Football Shaped Burger Recipe and create a masterpiece that will definitely score big with everyone who eats one.

Put a spin on an American Classic and make it a little more festive. Use this Football Shaped Burger Recipe and create a masterpiece that will definitely score big with everyone who eats one.

Whether you will be cheering for the San Francisco 49ers or the Baltimore Ravens during your 2013 Super Bowl party, you’ll surely be eating snacks, so why not make some hearty football shaped hamburgers served on football shaped buns. You will certainly score big points with your party guests if you serve these juicy little burgers along with any of these other Super Bowl party foods I’ve created.

Madeira Mushroom Football Tart

  Chocolate Chalkboard featuring Football Plays

Football Fritters

Prosciutto and Asiago Cheese Rice Cake Footballs

 Football Cheese

Football Shaped Hamburgers on Football Shaped Buns (makes 12)

Ingredients:

Football Shaped Buns-
olive oil or vegetable oil
12 frozen yeast dinner roll dough balls

Football Shaped Hamburgers-
1 slice white bread, crust removed 
1 1/2 milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 small clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 pound ground sirloin (sirloin will hold it’s shape better than other types of ground beef)
mayonnaise for decorating
optional hamburger toppings: lettuce, tomato, cheese, ketchup, mustard, etc.

Supplies:

pastry brush
plastic wrap
2 Wilton Mini Football Silicone Molds
non-stick skillet
optional: meat thermometer
disposable pastry bag, optionally fitted with a small round decorating tip
or just use a zip-top bag with a small hole cut off one tip

Instructions:  

Football Shaped Buns:

Lightly brush olive oil in the football cavities of the mold. Set one dough ball in each cavity.

Lightly brush one side of a piece of plastic wrap with olive oil. Set the plastic wrap over the mold. Allow the dough to double in size, preferably in a warm spot in your kitchen. This will take between 2 and 4 hours, depending on the dough you use and the temperature in your kitchen. Preheat your oven to the temperature listed on the package of yeast rolls and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

Remove the football-shaped buns from the mold and allow to cool completely.

You can make these up to two days ahead of your party. Store them in an airtight container.

Football Shaped Hamburgers:

Before you make the football-shaped hamburgers, wash the mold, dry it, and brush oil on it again.

Reduce the temperature of your oven to 275 degrees Fahrenheit.

Break the slice of white bread into small pieces.

Place in a mixing bowl.

Pour milk over bread and mash with a fork until it forms a paste.

Stir in salt, pepper, garlic, and ketchup. Add ground sirloin and stir, just to combine.

Evenly divide the meat between the twelve football-shaped cavities in the silicone molds.

Bake for 12 minutes until the meat just begins to brown (see picture on right.) This will ensure the hamburgers cook evenly and hold their shape nicely.

During the last few minutes, brush some olive oil on a non-stick skillet and set it over medium-high heat.

When the burgers come out of the oven, immediately turn the mold upside down directly over the skillet, allowing the burgers to fall out onto the hot pan. Be sure not to crowd the pan. I cooked 6 burgers at a time.

Brown the burgers on both sides cooking to the desired temperature – medium (140-145 degrees) or medium-well (150-155 degrees). The burgers will be juicy either way.

Remove burgers from skillet. Pipe football laces on each patty. Cut football-shaped buns in half, add anything you like, such as lettuce and tomato. Set football-shaped burger on top and serve hot.

If you want to serve these at your Super Bowl Party, but don’t want to be in the kitchen cooking, then make them before your guests arrive and keep them warm in a chafing dish. If you add some beef stock to the bottom of the chafing dish, the moisture will keep them nice and juicy for hours. I did this for a party not too long ago and it worked out great.

 

If you want more tailgating or homegating party ideas for the college football season,
be sure to check out my Football Party Food ideas.

Your party guests will cheer when you serve them some of these amazing Super Bowl Recipes. Each of these fun party food ideas will score big during any football themed event.

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Comments

  1. Football

    I thank you for the opportunity to enter the contest 🙂 I don't normally do Superbowl, or Grey Cup parties anymore, but still like the food!! A favourite finger-food around here is home made hotwings! Thanks for snice post.

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  3. Cheerios and Lattes

    How fun are these!? Love this; what a great Super Bowl party idea! You are a featured favorite this week on Saturday Show & Tell on Cheerios and Lattes! Can't wait to see what you've been up to this week!
    Mackenzie 🙂

    Reply

  10. Pamela Porosky

    We always go by friends for the Superbowl. You have given me some good ideas on what I could bring along. Thanks

    Reply

  14. Carmen Nuland

    I don't think we're having a party this year as we're trying to plan for a family vacation shortly after. But I love hosting parties!

    Reply

  15. ELISABETH. elisa2newyork (FRANCE)

    Bonjour! Waouhhhh Fantastique et très bon. Merci beaucoup d'idées pour le super bowl party foods.
    Depuis la France, mon fils et moi même nous somme passionnés et impatients de suivre le Super Bowl à la télévision.
    Mon fils Nelson joue bien le football Américain en France, depuis 3 mois en équipe cadets, chez Les Diables Bleus (Blue Devils), c'est une très bonne équipe.
    Le club des Diables Bleus, cherche des sponsors, le club a besoin de sponsors pour vivre et montrer le football Américains en France.
    Sponsors Américains où autres venez investirent pour Les Diables Bleus. Merci. (Contact: elisabeth.kanga@sfr.fr)

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    • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      Hi Elisabeth, I wish your son luck with his Blue Devils football team and hope you are able to find some sponsors. I hope you have found some recipes here you might like to use for a football themed party. Have fun!

      Reply

  18. Ginny

    My hubby is a big Fantasy Football player. I love hosting a Super Bowl Party because it signifies the end of the football season! 😉

    Reply

  29. Jessie

    I love to host get togethers – especially birthdays and other kids' shindigs. I hosted Super Bowl in the past, but don't (yet) have plans to this year.

    Reply

  44. Trish - Mom On Timeout

    Love this Beth! We are hosting the Super Bowl this year and I love seeing all of your great ideas 🙂 Just pinned!

    Reply

  48. Kalamity Kelli

    The bun trick is ingenious!! I was wondering how you did that – amazing! We have super bowl parties every year but it's just the kids who come because we couldn't afford to invite anyone else. With 2 sons, 1 son-in-law, and one grandest-son (and a husband) – I'm cooking all day as it is! Thanks for doing the giveaway – I already follow you on all those media choices because I am mesmerized by your Epicurean Artistry!

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  49. Donna

    I love hosting parties, my favorite thing is making the food.
    Have had several super bowl parties.
    Not able to have one this year.. work at a hosptial in the pharmacy and I have to work that weekend.

    Thanks for the giveaway.
    Donna Smith (see e-mail)

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  53. Allison

    What a great blog. Love to make cute and creative treats for friends and co-workers. You have given me some great ideas!

    Reply

  55. wilma2389

    We will be hosting a small Super Bowl Party this and I am going to try the Football shaped burgers………so cute.

    Reply

  56. Lisa@hooplapalooza

    oh my! oh MY! OH MY! these burgers not only look delicious, they are SOOOOO COOOOOL! i just LOVE them! and i don't even like football! LOL

    Reply

  57. Anonymous

    although super bowl has generally been low key in our house you have inspired me to definately kick up my heels and serve these wonderful suggestions tgif@toughcountry.net

    Reply

  62. Salina Chavez

    I have had Super Bowl parties for several years,haven't had one in the last 2 years. Won't be hosting one this year either so maybe next year I'll get back on track, because I love cooking and hosting.

    Reply

  67. Lorenda

    Don't usually have parties for adults with five kids it is mostly kid parties. Sometimes I think they are more fun, but don't tell anyone. : )

    Reply

    • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      Hi Lorenda, your secret is out! I agree, even though I don't have kids of my own other than the exchange students we host, I adore planning kids parties and love having lots of kids at our Halloween party every year. It's so fun to plan games and fun activities for kids.

      Reply

  75. Sugar Butter Baby

    I love super bowl parties… I usually bring a treat to a friend's house or make some dips if I watch the game at home.

    Reply

  79. Anonymous

    Yes we always have a small gathering for superbowl as my husband is a football fanatic!!! LOL
    Shawn
    smjohns63 at yahoo dot com

    Reply

    • Beth Jackson Klosterboer

      Congratulations, your comment has been selected the winner. Send an e-mail to me – beth (at) hungryhappenings dot com with your shipping information. Please respond within 72 hours.

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  83. cakewhiz

    i am not into the superbowl so i don't host superbowl parties. but, i love hosting small dinner parties…i find them very sweet and intimate.

    Reply

  91. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com

    Love your football burgers! We made football burgers last year but they didn't look near that good!:) We took the easy way out and cut pre-made burgers. Great idea with the buns!

    Reply

  94. Catlady

    I thank you for the opportunity to enter the contest 🙂 I don't normally do Superbowl, or Grey Cup parties anymore, but still like the food!! A favourite finger-food around here is home made hotwings!

    Reply

  100. Anonymous

    Just came across your blog today via Pinterest. Really enjoying…Thank you for sharing your talent.

    Cathy
    cbennett58@hotmail.com

    Reply

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