Homemade Sloppy Joes and Buns

My husband and I love sloppy joes, however, every time I made them with the canned stuff my hubby got really bad heartburn. I then made it my mission to make a homemade version. I've been making this for a while now and it's tasty! Here's what you need:

2 lbs Ground Beef
1 1/2 C Ketchup
2-3 Tbsp Brown Sugar
3 Tbsp BBQ Sauce
2 tsp mustard
1-2 C Water

I season my beef with salt, pepper, bell pepper, 3 cloves of garlic, oats, carrots, onion, and spinach. After it's cooked and drained I add the rest of the ingredients. Obviously everything can be adjusted to your taste. My amounts vary depending on how I season my meat. If I add more carrots I use less brown sugar for example and sometimes I don't need to add as much water. Cook everything for about 20-30 minutes and you're done! I freeze half of it for a quick meal some other time.

I decided to make rolls one day (I love my bread machine), but time was not on my side so my dough rose way too much. I thought for sure that it wasn't going to turn out right, but what ended up happening is really large dinner rolls that I decided to use as buns. Here's what you need:

3 1/4 C bread flour
1/4 C sugar
3 tsp instant yeast
1 tsp salt
1 C warm water
1 egg
2 Tbsp butter

I put water, egg, and butter into the machine first. Then I add my dry ingredients. I put the flour and sugar in (I combine them in a bowl first), make a well in the center and put my yeast in. Off in one corner I add the salt because you don't want your salt to touch your yeast yet. Put it on dough cycle and work it's magic. After it's done, take it out and make 12 balls. I put mine in a 13x9 glass dish and let it rise for 30 minutes. Brush with butter and bake at 350 for about 15 minutes and you have delicious soft buns!

Put your sloppy joe mix on the buns heat up some tator tots and dinner is served!

Enjoy!

Apple