Pork Burgers with Grilled Apple on Sesame and Rye Buns

It's so good having pork mince on hand in the freezer.  It's so versatile and super tasty - and being home-kill it's way better than anything I've brought at the supermarket.

I've brought a little bit of rye flour recently and it adds a really nice nutty and almost malty taste to bread, it worked really well with pork and grilled apple slices on our burgers this evening.

Pork Burgers with Grilled Apple on Sesame and Rye Buns Recipe
Serves 4 (with extra burger buns for the freezer)

Buns x 8
300ml Warm Water
2t Sugar
1 Egg
1T Olive Oil
350g Bread Flour
150g Rye Flour
Milk
2T Sesame Seeds

Burgers
500g Lean Pork Mince
Large Handful of Parsley, Chopped
3 Cloves Garlic, Minced
Salt
1 Apple, Firm eating variety

Extras
Mayonnaise
Carrot, Grated
Sliced Pickles
Cheese Slices
Red Onion, Thinly Sliced
Tomato
Lettuce

To make buns, mix warm water, sugar and yeast.  Leave to activate for 10 minutes.  Stir in remaining ingredients, tip out onto your work surface and knead for 10 minutes until smooth and elastic - do not add extra flour.  The dough will be quiet sticky to start, just scrape down your hands a couple of times when you get started.  Shape into a ball, place into an oiled bowl, cover and let proove until doubled in size (about 35 minutes to 1 hour).  Punch down and devided into 8 peices, shape into rounds and flatten to 10cm wide.  Place onto baking tray lined with baking paper.  Brush with a little milk and sprinkle over sesame seeds.  When doubled in size bake at 200ºC for 20 minutes.

To make burgers, mix pork mince, parsley and garlic together well.  Divide into 4 and shape into patties.  Allow to rest for at least half an hour.  Heat a pan over medium- high.  When hot brush patties with a little oil and sprinkle each with a pinch of salt.  Cook each side for about 5 minutes or until juices run clear when poked in the center.

To make apple rings, wash apple and cut into 4mm disks.  Cook in same pan as burgers for about 1 minute on each side until just tender.

Serve split buns with pork burger patties, apple rings and all extra you like.