These Hamburger Footballs will score big with hungry football fans at a tailgating event or Super Bowl party. They are easy to make and taste great.
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
Prosciutto and Asiago Cheese Rice Cake Footballs
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 ½ milk
½ teaspoon salt
⅛ 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, and add anything you like, such as lettuce and tomato. Set a 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.
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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!
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)
Terrimom3d
Definitely making them for Superbowl Sunday
Terrimom3d
Definitely making these for Superbowl sunday!
Sanni
my husband loves football and these are great party foods to serve. thanks for all the info.
Allison
What a great blog. Love to make cute and creative treats for friends and co-workers. You have given me some great ideas!
Anonymous
love your blog. thanks for the chance,
mary
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wilma2389
We will be hosting a small Super Bowl Party this and I am going to try the Football shaped burgers.........so cute.
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
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
Lindsay Silver
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Love to host parties. We've had little superbowl get togethers for many years.
Anonymous
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Salina Chavez
I already follow you on Pinterest - Salina Chavez
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.
Dee Parker
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Salina Chavez
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Anonymous
I am planning a neighborhood super bowl party this year! Go Ravens!
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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. : )
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.