barbara's best meatloaf

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• meatloaf:
• 1 cup milk
• 2/3 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ground black pepper to taste
• topping:
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• pour milk over breadcrumbs in a large bowl; soak until crumbs are softened, at least 5 minutes.
• mix ground beef, egg, onion, salt, and black pepper with the bread crumbs and milk. shape the beef mixture into a loaf and transfer to a baking dish.
• stir ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and nutmeg together in a bowl until smooth; spread over the loaf.
• bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees f (70 degrees c).