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