Halloween Mummy Meatloaf

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Found this one in a Woman's Day magazine many years ago.

You need a meatloaf recipe that is fairly large and that uses about 2 pounds of ground beef.

Meatloaf recipe I used in the video.

Combine 2 lbs lean ground beef with:

1 egg

1/2 cup shredded cheese

1/2 tsp of salt and pepper

I box of stovetop stuffing mixed with 3/4 cup water

Mold the meatloaf into a rough skull shape. don't worry about a mouth, just make sure the eye sockets are deep and wide. Place it in a shallow greased baking sheet (I used a pie plate).

Bake for about 30-40 minutes at 350F

While it is initially baking prepare your pie pastry (about enough for one pie). Roll it out to about 1/8" thickness and cut into 1/2" strips.

Wrap the partially baked skull with the strips, leaving nice wide eye holes.

Continue to bake at 350F until center of meatloaf reaches 160F. Mine took about an hour and a half total baking time (including baking before wrapping).

I used boiled egg whites, olive slices and capers for eyes and served it with homemade spicy ketchup.

Homemade spicy ketchup:

found it here:

http://kindawonderful.typepad.com/pink_paper_peppermints/2010/04/quick-homema...

I made a double recipe in the video, but you can make a single recipe if you want less.

12 oz of tomato paste (two small cans)

2/3 cups water

4 tbsp vinegar (I used cider vinegar)

1/2 tsp dry mustard

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp onion powder

1/4 tsp cloves

1/4 tsp allspice

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

1/2 cup brown sugar

Mix all the ingredients together and it is ready to serve. I heated mine on medium low on the stove for a few minutes to heat it up to serve with the meatloaf.

The pastry recipe I use:

This is a secret family recipe my Mom always uses (it is on the Tenderflake Lard box :p)

5 1/2 cups all purpose flour

2 tsp salt

1 lb lard

1 tbsp vinegar

1 egg

Cold water

Mix together flour and salt

Cut in the lard using a pastry blender or 2 butter knives until mixture resembles coarse oatmeal

In a one cup measure combine vinegar and egg and then top up with cold water until cup is full. Gradually stir liquid into the lard/flour mixture. Add only enough water/egg mixture to make dough cling together.

This makes enough for about 3 pies (with top and bottom crusts).

This freezes very well.

Intro. graphics by Lucas Rousseau, music by Audionautix.

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