Savory Swiss Sliders with Sheep & Shallot served with Scrumptious Swiss & Shallot Scones

(Aka Little Lamb Burger on a Biscuit) 

Don’t you love how flowery and long you can make a simple phrase?  Take a small patty of ground meat, in this case lamb, add a few ingredients, grill or fry it, place it on a warm cheesy biscuit and it becomes Savory Swiss Sliders with Sheep & Shallot served with Scrumptious Swiss & Shallot Scones. These delicious burgers can be made with beef or even pork, but then it just wouldn’t be the same! It would be a change and it would uproot the entire title. Savory Swiss Sliders with Cow? or Pig? Nope, has to be sheep! I am  not stuck in my ways, but I have gotten used to the title with sheep. We all get used to things. And then when it changes, it becomes uncomfortable. 

That is one thing that I can attest to about Jesus. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. How do I know? Because the Bible tells me so!  Hebrews 13:8, to be exact.  

And Malachi 3:6, says, For I am the LORD, I change not.

This is a trust builder.  It’s hard to find anything in this day and age that you can trust in wholeheartedly. But you can always trust in God!

Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;

In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

Psalm 20:7

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. 

It doesn’t get any better than that!

God is Good; All the Time!

Priscilla

Savory Swiss Sliders with Sheep & Shallot

Aka Little Lamb Burgers

1 pound ground lamb

1 teaspoon fresh chopped oregano

1/2 shallot, finely minced

3 cloves garlic, finely minced

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon white pepper

1 teaspoon cumin

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 egg

8 one inch plus cubes of Swiss cheese

In a bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the cubes of Swiss cheese and the olive oil. Blend well. Form the meat mixture into 8 small balls. Take each Swiss cheese cube and stuff it into the middle of each lamb ball. Slightly squish the patties to flatten. Preheat a frying pan with one to two tablespoons of olive oil over medium, low heat. Fry the patties for 4 minutes on each side. The Savory Swiss Sliders with Sheep & Shallot will caramelize nicely but beware, that sneaky Swiss cheese will melt and will try to leak out of the slider!

Serve the Savory Swiss Sliders with Sheep & Shallots on Scrumptious Swiss & Shallot Scones.

Scrumptious Swiss & Shallot Scones

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Splash of white pepper - optional

Splash of cayenne pepper - optional

1/2 cup cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1 cup shredded swiss cheese

1/2 shallot, finely minced

3/4 cup cold  milk

Preheat the oven to 450°.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Blend together in a large bowl, the flour, baking powder and all of the seasonings. Cut the butter into the flour mixture using a pastry blender, or, if you prefer, your fingers, until the mixture becomes crumbly and resembles small peas. Place the bowl into the freezer for 5 minutes. 

Take the flour and  butter bowl from the freezer and add in the Swiss cheese and shallots, followed by the milk. Blend together well to moisten the dry ingredients. Turn the slightly sticky dough onto a pastry sheet or waxed paper or a large cutting board. Using your hands, form a dough square about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick.  I find it easier to form a square rather than a circle. Cut circles using a biscuit cutter or a glass. Place the scones onto the prepared baking sheet. Form the scrap dough into another circle or square and cut more scones. Take the final scrap and form it into a final scone circle.

Place the baking sheet into the oven for 13 to 15 minutes or until golden. Cool the Scones slightly, slice one open and pop in a Savory Swiss Slider with Sheep & Shallots.

Yum!