Pastry Covered Meatloaf Recipe 415

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine, beef, bread crumbs, egg, onion salt, pepper and oregano. Stir in 1/2 of the tomatoe sauce; set aside. Cut 2 pieces of waxed paper 15" long. Unroll crescent roll dough and don't separate. Lay end to end on top of waxed paper and place second piece of wax paper on top. Now take rolling pin and roll the dough out till it's half the thickness that it was originally. Place the meat mixture in center and spread out over the dough. Sprinkle meat with cheese, bell peppers, mushrooms and top with remaining tomatoe sauce. Rollup the meat jelly roll fashion starting at the narrow end. Use the wax paper to help. * Place seam side down on a 9 1/4x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 bread pan. Bake @ 375* for 30 minutes. Drain off any excess fat that accumulates; return to oven for 30 more minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Grease a loaf pan.
• Combine egg and milk. Add bread crumbs, onion, celery, seasonings, beef, and pine nuts. Place into the loaf pan.
• Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Cool and remove from the pan.
• If you freeze allow it to thaw out completely before you continue on with the rest of the steps.
• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Let pastry stand out a room temperature for about 25 minutes. Form into a ball.
• Combine the mushrooms and cheese and spread on the top of the meat loaf.
• Roll out the pastry to about 18x12-inches. Wrap the meat loaf. Use the egg with 2 T water to seal the edges and to brush the top and sides of the loaf with.
• Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes before carving.

Steps:

• Grease the bottom of a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2-inch jellyroll pan with butter.
• Pastry:.
• It is easiest to make this pastry in a food processor. In a small bowl, mix egg and sour cream. In the food processor, pulse the flour and salt until mixed. Add butter; process 15 seconds, until it has the consistency of coarse meal.
• With processor running, add egg mixture; process just until dough comes together. If you don't have a food processor, chill a large bowl, mix the flour and salt in the bowl, then cut in butter with a pastry blender or two forks. Stir in egg mixture just until you can form the dough into a ball. Wrap dough in waxed paper; refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a 14 x 6-inch rectangle. Place one rectangle in prepared pan; set pan and remaining pastry aside.
• Filling:.
• Heat oven to 375°F Melt butter in a large skillet. Add mushrooms; cook over medium heat for 6 minutes or until slightly colored.
• Add ground meat; cook until browned and until liquid in pan cooks away. Place meat mixture in a large bowl. Add onions, parsley, cheese and milk; mix well.
• Gather mixture into a ball; place onto dough rectangle in pan. Using your hands, press meat into a narrow loaf shape. Brush edges of dough with egg-milk mixture. Place the second dough rectangle over the meat. Using a fork, press the dough edges together to seal. Brush top of pastry with egg-milk mixture. Prick top with a fork in several places. Bake 45 minutes, until golden brown.
• Serve with sour cream on the side.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat 2 eggs, ketchup, seasoned salt, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and pepper. Crumble meat over mixture and mix well. Sprinkle with onion and bread crumbs; mix gently. Shape into two loaves, about 9x3 in., On a lightly floured surface, roll out each pastry sheet into an 18x16-in. rectangle. Invert meat loaves and place in center of each pastry; fold short sides of pastry over loaf. Fold long sides over loaf and pastry; seal seams. , Place, seam side down, on a rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Beat remaining egg; brush over pastry. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°. , Meanwhile, for sauce, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Whisk in flour until smooth. Stir in the consomme, tomato paste, thyme, rosemary, browning sauce if desired and cloves. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in wine or broth., In a small skillet, saute mushrooms in oil until tender. Serve the mushrooms and sauce with meat loaf slices.