Pretzel Bacon Pub burger with beer cheese sauce (Wendy's copycat)

Name: Pretzel Bacon Pub burger with beer cheese sauce (Wendy's copycat)
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup buttermilk (or whole milk - enough to cover the onions); 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper; oil for frying, at least 1 inch deep in your pan; 1/2 cup Oktoberfest beer (or another non-hoppy lager); 3 tablespoons butter; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 cup whole milk; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon paprika or smoked paprika; 8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (or cheddar or pepper jack cheese); 1 Pretzel sandwich bun; 1/4 to 1/2 pound ground beef; 1 to 2 Muenster cheese slices; Oktoberfest beer cheese sauce (from above); 2 slices bacon, cooked; crispy onions (from above); pickles; honey mustard dressing

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Here's an extra cheesy burger that will make you long for Oktoberfest celebrations.

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Ingredients

1/2 medium onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup buttermilk (or whole milk - enough to cover the onions)
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
oil for frying, at least 1 inch deep in your pan
1/2 cup Oktoberfest beer (or another non-hoppy lager)
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup whole milk
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon paprika or smoked paprika
8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (or cheddar or pepper jack cheese)
1 <a href='https://boundedbybuns.com/recipes/r/pretzel-sandwich-buns' alt='view recipe' title='view recipe' target='_blank'>Pretzel sandwich bun</a>
1/4 to 1/2 pound ground beef
1 to 2 Muenster cheese slices
Oktoberfest beer cheese sauce (from above)
2 slices bacon, cooked
crispy onions (from above)
pickles
honey mustard dressing