Name: LoSo Hamburger Bun
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: ½ Cup Almond Milk (Can use Coconut Milk for even lower sodium); ½ Cup Water; ¼ Cup Betterine Unsalted (Can use margarine or Smart Balance Low Sodium); 3 Cups Bread Flour; 2 Tbsp Sugar; 2 Tsp Yeast; 1 Egg White; 1 Tbsp Sesame Seeds (Optional.)

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Hamburger Bun with Burger Pickles, Tomatoes and Lettuce

All summer long I have been itching to have a real hamburger on a bun at our weekly family Sunday barbecue. I have been really good, just having my grilled chicken, with my LoSo Barbecue Sauce. With a few salads and some corn on the cob, I really can't complain. But I will anyway! Watching everyone sit and chow down on their high sodium hamburger and hot dogs has been very, very, very hard. I wanted one SO badly. But I also SO badly don't want to be sick. So I haven't eaten a hamburger or hot dog in about two years.

A few weeks ago, I finally tried Dick Logue's Sesame Seed Bun recipe from his cookbook, 500 Low Sodium Recipes. As usual, there were a few necessary changes to make it both Kosher and LoSo (for a barbecue anyway!), but I was blown away by just how good these came out. I would have eaten these before I went LoSo -- they were that good!

Recipe Adaptations

To make these buns Pareve, I made a few changes to the original recipe:

The recipe called for skim milk, which can't be used for a hamburger bun, as that would make the bun dairy. The hamburger being meat, and the bun being dairy would make it non-Kosher. Instead, I used almond milk, which is Pareve. An even lower sodium option would be coconut milk, which is also helpful for anyone who has a nut or almond specific allergy.
The recipe called for unsalted butter, which is again a dairy product. I substituted unsalted butter for unsalted Betterine, which is Pareve. You can also use unsalted margarine if you like, which is much cheaper, but I need to watch my cholesterol. When possible, I try to stay way from margarine. Another option is Smart Balance's Low Sodium Whipped Buttery Spread. Also Pareve. But NOT unsalted. It's just low sodium. There are options here and they will likely all work just as well.

Loaded Hamburger Sodium Count

Below is a total sodium count for a loaded hamburger using the LoSo Hamburger Bun, and our LoSo Barbecue Sauce. It also includes Woodstock Organic Bread and Butter Pickle Chips, one of our featured products.

Product	Serving Size	Sodium (mg)
LoSo Hamburger Bun	1 Bun	10
Ground Beef	4 Oz	75
Heinz No Salt Added Ketchup	1 Tbsp	5
Woodstock Organic Bread and Butter Pickle Chips	3 1/2 Pickle Chips	100
Kosher LoSo Barbecue Sauce	1 Tbsp	56
Fresh Tomato	1 Slice	3
Shredded Lettuce	1 Oz	1
Grilled Onions	4 Slices	10

This loaded hamburger is only 260 mg of Sodium!! Two years ago, I would have never thought this would be possible. Having one of these on the daily isn't something I would recommend. But it IS a very nice treat to have once in a while (or when everyone else is chowing down on their burgers.)

When I ate this, I literally felt like I was in heaven - without all the sodium guilt. And more importantly, without all the fear of having a Meniere's attack imminently. You can also lower the sodium on this to only 160 mg of sodium if you are willing to forgo the pickles. I know, it's a tough decision.

You can of course use this sesame seed bun recipe for something other than a hamburger. Load it up with your favorite filling. It doesn't have to a be a burger. To make it a low sodium meal, try it with some Trader Joe's No Salt Added Tuna Fish and Lettuce, Grilled Vegetables, or a Salmon Pattie. You won't be sorry!