Redneck Turtle Burgers

I received an email from a friend with a recipe (with pictures) for "Redneck Turtle Burgers".  Seeing that in the subject line made me think it was a joke, but when I read it and saw the pics I knew it was serious.

The email had been forwarded, and like a responsible person, the previous sender(s) had been deleted. This created a problem as I wanted to make sure to give proper attribution.  Google to the rescue! By googling "turtle burger" I found what I believe to be the original blog post at bluegrassbulletin.com!

I haven't tried these, but they are on my "to do" list!

So for your enjoyment, here's the recipe (recipe and images Copyright Marcus Carey 2011)

Handmade ground beef patties, topped with sharp cheddar cheese, wrapped in a bacon weave, then the next step, add hotdogs as the heads, legs with slits for toes and tail.

Next step.  Place on an oven rack, covered loosely with foil and baked for 20-30 minutes at 400 degrees.  A little crispy, not too crunchy...just how a turtle should be, no?