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