Glazed Apple And Onion Burgers

• 1 1/2 cups apple butter, divided
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 to 2 tablespoons hickory liquid smoke (optional)
• 1 1/4 pounds ground chuck
• 1 large Granny Smith apple
• 1 large sweet onion
• cooking spray
• 4 (1-oz.) Cheddar cheese slices
• 4 onion rolls, sliced

1. Stir together 1/2 cup apple butter, next 3 ingredients, and, if desired, liquid smoke in a medium bowl. Crumble ground chuck into bowl; gently combine ingredients until blended. Shape mixture into 4 (5-inch) patties.
2. Core apple, and slice into 1/2-inch-thick rings. Cut onion into 1/4-inch-thick slices, keeping rings intact. Brush apple and onion slices evenly with remaining 1 cup apple butter.
3. Coat cold cooking grate with cooking spray; place on grill over medium-high heat (350u0b0 to 400u0b0). Arrange patties, apples, and onions on cooking grate, and grill, covered with grill lid, 4 to 6 minutes on each side or until patties are no longer pink in center and apples and onions are tender. Top each patty with 1 cheese slice during last 2 minutes of cooking.
4. Meanwhile, coat cut side of each roll with cooking spray, and place on grill, cut side down, around outer edge of cooking grate; grill 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown.
5. Place patties on bottom halves of rolls; top with grilled apples, onions, and roll tops.
6. James's tip: Use your hands to combine meat mixture and to shape into patties. This keeps the burgers tender and moist.

apple butter, worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, hickory liquid smoke, ground chuck, apple, sweet onion, cooking spray, cheddar cheese, onion rolls

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/glazed-apple-onion-burgers (may not work)