Apple Maple Turkey Burgers

Someone sent me an email today asking for the link to my cooking blog. I admitted that I hadn't added anything in awhile due to being swamped with work, school, baby, house stuff. Since, Colin and I love these burgers and had them for dinner tonight, I decided to add this recipe to the blog.
This is a Sandra Lee recipe that I tweaked (see the end of recipe for what I've changed or omitted). This turkey burger is unlike most turkey burgers because it is moist and flavorful.

Ingredients:
* Approx. 1 lb ground turkey breast
* 1/2 cup applesauce
* 1 teaspoon of poultry seasoning
* 2 Tablespoons sugar free maple syrup
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper
* hamburger buns (I use 100 calorie sandwich thins or just eat the burger by itself)
* burger condiments: cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion

You can make a sauce to go on it by combining:
* 1/4 cup lite Mayo
* 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
* 2 Tablespoons sugar free maple syrup

Procedure:
1. Combine all ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl mix together all ingredients for the turkey burgers. Try to make them as thin as you can because for some reason they get really plump when you cook them. I usually get about 6 burgers.
3. I've always cooked these in a pan on the stove with a bit of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. I think grilling them would be tough, but I'm sure it can be done. They are hard to work with and don't keep their shape very well. I wear disposable gloves when shaping them and then gently place them into the pan. I cook them on medium-high heat about 4-5 minutes each side.
4. Serve on bread, buns or toast with or without the sauce and whatever condiments you like.

The Sandra Lee recipe calls for:
* 1/4 cup bacon bits (I omit)
* real maple syrup (I use sugar free)
* chunky applesauce (I use natural or lite applesauce)
* regular mayo (I use lite mayo)