Bratenburgers

Ingredients

• 3 slices dry bread
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 8 gingersnap cookies, crushed
• 12 whole cloves
• 6 bay leaves

Directions

• 1
  Tear bread into small pieces. Combine the bread and hot water in a large bowl. Stir until bread is moistened.
• 2
  Add ground beef, onion, egg and salt to bread mixture and mix well. Shape the mixture into 4 patties.
• 3
  Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown ground beef patties in hot butter. Reduce heat to low.
• 4
  Combine the water, vinegar, gingersnap cookies, cloves and bay leaves in a medium bowl and mix well. Pour over the patties.
• 5
  Cook, covered, for 45 minutes. Remove and discard cloves and bay leaves before serving. Serve patties with skillet juices.