| Every family has its own meat loaf recipe
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| | A family of four, including two teens,
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| and many of them start with a soup mix.
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| | will proably eat this meat loaf at one
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| However this family recipe, given to me
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| | sitting. If you have any leftovers you
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| years ago by my mother-in-law, is
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| | can make meat loaf sandwiches or crumble
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| made-from-scratch meat loaf. I'm not
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| | the meat loaf into spaghetti sauce.
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| talking about the mushy, mystery meat
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| | Here's the recipe, a gift from my family
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| loaf you may have eaten at restaurants.
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| | to yours.
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| No, I'm talking about all beef meat loaf
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| | THE BEST MEAT LOAF IN THE WORLD
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| with ketchup and brown sugar topping.
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| | INGREDIENTS: 3/4 cup fresh wheat bread
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| Quality ingredients are what make this
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| | crumbs; 3/4 cup skim milk; 1 1/2 pounds
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| meat loaf so good. First of all, the
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| | 90% or 93% lean ground beef; 2 large
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| recipe calls for only one kind of meat -
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| | eggs, beaten; 1/4 cup grated onion; 1
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| ground beef. The bread crumbs are fresh,
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| | teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon frershly
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| not something from a can. The onion is
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| | ground pepper; 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
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| also fresh, though I've used dehydrated
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| | Combine ingredients in a large mixing
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| in a pinch. As for the topping, it makes
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| | bowl with a fork. (Don't over-mix or the
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| every mouthful of meat loaf extra
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| | meat loaf will be tough.) Turn meat
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| delicious.
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| | mixture into a meat loaf pan. Smooth the
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| To make the meat loaf healthier I've
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| | meat loaf with the tines of the fork.
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| changed a few of the ingredients. I use
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| | Prepare topping with 1/4 cup ketchup, 3
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| 90% or 93% lean ground beef, not the
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| | tablespoons brown sugar (or no-calorie
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| cheaper, fattier kind. Skim milk
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| | brown sugar), 1 teaspoon dry mustard, and
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| replaces whole milk. Instead of white
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| | 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg. Spread topping over
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| bread crumbs I use whole wheat bread
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| | meat loaf. Bake in 350 degree oven for 1
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| crumbs. Often I use no-calorie brown
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| | hour. Let meat loaf cool for 10 minutes
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| sugar instead of regular.
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| | before slicing. Makes 8-10 servings.
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| You can make this meat loaf in minutes.
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| | Copyright 2005 by Harriet Hodgson.
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