Recipe: Russian Style Meat Loaf in Cheese Crust with Dill Sauce, Dill Meat Loaf (2)

RUSSIAN STYLE MEAT LOAF IN CHEESE CRUST
Makes 8 servings

FOR THE CHEESE CRUST:
2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 egg beaten
FOR THE MEAT LOAF:
2 cups chopped onion
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 beef bouillon cube, crumbled
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1 egg, beaten
1 tbsp. chopped parsley
1 tbsp. (fine) corn flake crumbs
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
Dill Sauce (recipe follows)

TO PREPARE THE DOUGH FOR CHEESE CRUST:
Combine and sift flour and salt into bowl. Cut butter or margarine and cream cheese into flour with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add egg; mix until all particles are moistened. Shape into patty; wrap in foil; refrigerate.

TO PREPARE THE MEAT LAOF:
Saute onion until tender in 3 tbsp. butter or margarine; stir in bouillon cube and cool.

Combine onion mixture with next five ingredients and mix. Shape into an 8x4 inch oval loaf.

Roll dough on lightly floured board into a 12x16 inch oval. Center meat loaf on dough. Cut dough around loaf into 1 1/2 inch strips starting one inch from meat and cutting to outside edge of dough. Fold strips up over loaf joining them at center top and pressing dough firmly against meat. Seal ends together at top of loaf.

Melt remaining 1 tbsp. butter or margarine and brush over crust; sprinkle with crumbs. Center on ungreased baking sheet.

Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees) until meat is done, about 60 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; slice and serve with dill sauce.

DILL SAUCE
Makes about 1 3/4 cups sauce

1 cup (1/2 pint) dairy sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup chopped dill pickle
2 tbsp. dill pickle liquid

Combine ingredients; slowly heat to serving temperature, stirring constantly.

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DILL MEAT LOAF (with cheese)
Makes 8 servings

2 lbs. ground beef or ground turkey
1 cup chopped dill pickles
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, divided use
Sliced pickles

In a large bowl, mix all ingredients thoroughly, except cheese and sliced pickles. Divide mixture in half.

In a shallow baking pan, pat 1/2 of the mixture into a 9 x 5 inch dish. Sprinkle 1 cup of the cheese to within 1 inch of the edge. Cover evenly with remaining meat mixture. Smooth top and seal edges.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Put on remaining 1/2 cup cheese, bake 5 minutes more. Garnish with sliced pickles.

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DILLY MEAT LOAF

1 cup milk
3 slices bread, broken into small pieces
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1/2 cup chopped dill pickle
1 medium onion, chopped
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. Worcestershire
3 dill pickles (about 4 inches long)

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine milk and bread in large bowl. Let stand 5 minutes. Add next 8 ingredients. Mix. Shape half of meat mixture into a 12-inch loaf in a shallow baking dish. Arrange pickles down center. Cover with rest of meat. Pat into loaf.

Bake 50 minutes.

Source: Cookbook USA (original sources not noted)

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