Making The McDonald's McGriddle At Home | But Better

there are only a few times in life where you're able to prove the impossible and the last time we talked about mickey d's we did this is another one of those times [Music] [Applause] [Music] welcome back to bud better episode 13 14 i'm really bad at keeping track of this stuff so the mick riddle is pretty straightforward right it's two sort of injected pancakes with egg bacon and cheese or sausage if you or sausage whatever you know i was thinking about this and i developed this recipe last second day of and i gotta say it worked out pretty dang good with all that said let's make this shall we oh they have an armored vehicle here i mean they do have they do be making billions of dollars and stuff so good morning to mcdonald's hi i've actually never been here before what do you guys think of the mcgriddle you thought you went on my griddle yes please i'll do a bacon egg and cheese she was not having it i was like what do you think of the mcgriddle and she's like you want to make griddle thank you please don't ask me questions about a mcgriddle we sell them you either want one or you don't if they hit their hand like waiting out the window over the car they're like oh thank you me too we got the bag i like the the artwork here mcd olds really good first off this bacon is boom it smells okay but honestly i don't really smell anything but the over pouring maple flavor oh listen to this you want to eat that i mean what is this what is this egg way overcooked egg is like dry gelatinous stuff the bacon's very overcooked there just turn that into dust i almost missed motorcycle guy at this point i feel like he would come in and be like but now it's more like but the real question is can we do better i'm not loving it not loving it it's okay i'm okaying it how about that that doesn't sound as good mcdonald's coming for you again again so as i'm examining this mick griddle oh it's actually sounding kind of good like mcdonald's diss track maybe gonna hit you with the little widow gonna knock them off like they are so very little all right that's uh that's enough i need to figure out how to get this maple syrup injection stuff so to make that you're gonna start with one cup or 240 milliliters of maple syrup a good one put that in a small saucepan set that over medium heat and bring it to a nice simmer and you're simply going to continue to simmer and reduce that fluctuating your temperature as necessary so it doesn't foam over because that would be sad until your mixture reaches 265 degrees fahrenheit or 130 degrees celsius you're essentially making a hard ball candy now once it reaches that temperature which will take about 10 to 15 minutes you're then gonna get a baking sheet lined with parchment paper carefully pour your mixture over that in a nice even layer spread it out before it cools and then just let that cool to room temperature now what you end up with is sort of this like stretchy nougat now from here all you got to do is take small little pieces of the nougat and roll it into tiny little balls i'm talking like a quarter inch in diameter don't make them too big now once you've made over your balls let's talk about these griddle cakes which is essentially sort of like a pancake and no i'm not making any jokes about my griddle cakes alright that's that's enough this is optional but i actually prefer to cook my bacon first before i make my griddle cakes just because you know bacon flavor so if you are making your bacon first it's pretty simple you lay down your bacon in a cold pan or on a cold griddle heat it up over medium heat and then just keep turning often until you get a beautifully browned crispy set of bacon as much as you like depending on the amount of sandwiches you need six to eight slices is enough for four sandwiches now once all your bacon's done to make your griddle cake batter you're gonna mix together one and a half cups or 225 grams of all-purpose flour two teaspoons or 9 grams of baking powder 1 tablespoon or 14 grams of sugar don't worry about doing this i just did it because it was clumpy and 2 teaspoons or 5 grams of kosher salt give that some whiskey business until thoroughly combined then to that flour mix you're going to add one and a half cups or 323 grams of whole milk one whole egg and two and a half tablespoons or 28 grams of melted butter mix it until thoroughly combined and you should have a fairly loose batter now in a non-stick pan or on a flat top get a three to three and a half inch ring mold make sure to lightly grease the inside of your ring mold heat that over medium heat once it's nice and hot add about a tablespoon or 14 grams of unsalted butter let that melt in as soon as it bubbles place it on your pan and spoon in roughly three tablespoons of batter you don't want to fill this thing to the top because it's going to rise you really want wanna sort of a thin layer there take four to six maple balls and randomly place them on your batter poking them into the batter and then just let that cook for about two to three minutes until you get a nice brown bottom take the ring mold off flip your griddle cake and repeat on the other side and that's it that's your griddle cake once both sides are brown and it's cooked through it's done now that's one half so you're gonna need two of these per sandwich then just repeat with as many as you need this recipe makes about 10 to 14 of these now for consistency's sake if you have any brands i happen to have two iron brands of my initials jnw heat those bad boys over a high heat flame until very hot and just stamp my initials into the top bun you have the coveted mcgriddle cake you got the bacon now let's talk about that folded egg which is not complicated for each sandwich you'll only need one egg place it in a bowl season it to taste with salt and pepper if you wish whisk your egg until it's uniform in texture lightly butter a flat top or a non-stick skillet heat that over medium heat once the butter is nice and hot and bubbling pour your egg directly on the surface and using a spatula or an offset spatula spread it out into a six inch by six inch square you need to do this quickly don't let it cook all the way through once it's cooked about 75 percent of the way fold the right side of the egg over then the left side the top and then finally the bottom and now you've got a little folded square you can do that visually very easily immediately take it out of your pan the heat will carry over this way the egg doesn't overcook okay so we're ready now get your griddle kicks and heat those back up over a pan place one slice of cheddar cheese and one slice of pepper jack cheese on the bottom bun now you can let that sit with the cover until it melts or you can just you know torch it like me and flex now the assembly is very simple first bottom bun then your bacon which has been cut in half to fit appropriately about three half slices followed by your egg brush the inside part of your top bun with maple syrup and crown your king now that is a jw branded mcgriddle it's mcmuffin it's mcgriddle time if mcdonald's has their own little brand logo fine we can do that too we can do our own logo that's fine jw looks a lot better like a french omelet sort of the eggs cook perfectly it's not dry it's seasoned perfectly two kinds of cheeses the bacon is pretty sticky sort of fuel injection maple syrup that's got you like but got class now with all that said bring my friend in okay work with me at uchiko when i worked there i got you i got you baby okay start with number one you've been doing this long enough you like some water to cleanse the palette please sir the mystery that i'm shrouded in right now has me turned on alright so that was number one now number two oh right away number two yeah the seasoning just the general texture on everything like you can automatically pick up on the fact that number two has like way better texture to the mcgriddle aspect the first one was very chewy where the second one was really soft oh you can take this off by the way oh god it really is so astronomically different i actually was like thought you were just being nice but i just know i had the other one it's you get a completely different bite out of this feel every element in that sandwich whereas this one you just bite through it blindfolded with the mouthpiece got better and if there's anybody that is in questions as you want anybody that is in question there's only one winner and only one thing that i have to say is i think mcdonald's is going to be loving it this time but do you wanna know what else brands its own mcgriddle all right guys and that is it so we made the mcdonald's mcgriddle and we flexed at first i was a little worried right because i i felt like mine looked a little different this happens to me every time you eat it side by side and it just blows the other one out of the water and it really goes to show that we get so used to what something is like and not don't really question whether or not it's even really good we like it like you can like something to me so many fast foods are just they are what they are like when you get a burger from from insert fast food chain like that is what it is and it has been for years and people just accept that and they don't think twice about like wait a minute this kind of sucks or whatever um i don't know it's a little bit an epiphany moment i think i experienced that i think cam experienced that cam thank you for joining us i love you and people who are watching i love you i kiss you but most of all we're not gonna go beyond kissing okay social distancing that doesn't that doesn't make sense if you enjoyed this video or you learned something leave a like subscribe and i will see you next time you

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Length: 9min 27sec (567 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 21 2020