The most challenging aspect of assembling a mini-burger is the bun.  Everything else can just be cut down to size.  Make your patties smaller.  Cut your cheese in smaller slices.  Trim your lettuce and tomatoes.  But what to do for a bun?  Cutting a regular-sized bun into quarters would just look silly.  Dinner rolls might work but they would still be a bit too big.  Well, I suppose there is no excuse like adorable mini-burgers to get you making your own hamburger buns!

I adapted a recipe for whole wheat hamburger buns to make perfectly sized mini-buns.  These little buns were perfect for mini versions of my favorite turkey burger and mini-cheeseburgers.  The buns have a strong nutty flavor from the whole wheat and while the crust became crisp the inside remained moist and dense.  At last, mini-burger perfection can be obtained!

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