The Best Meatloaf Sandwich

• Meatloaf:
• 1/2 cup onion, finely minced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup MUSSELMAN'S(R) Apple Butter
• 3 tablespoons MUSSELMAN'S(R) Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1 dash hot sauce
• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 20 round butter crackers, crushed into crumbs
• 2 tablespoons MUSSELMAN'S(R) Apple Butter
• Sandwich:
• 8 slices sourdough bread
• Softened butter for bread
• 8 slices Gouda cheese, thin
• 4 slices apple butter meatloaf (above), thick
• 4 butter lettuce leaves

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees . Lightly spray a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray.
2. In a small skillet, add the onions and butter. Sprinkle with the salt and cook over medium heat until they are soft and translucent - around 10 minutes.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together the apple butter, apple cider vinegar, and hot sauce. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, add the cooked onions and mix in the ground beef, egg, and crushed crackers. Add in 2/3 of the apple butter hot sauce. (Reserve the rest for making the sandwiches.)
5. Press the meat mixture into the loaf pan. Brush the top with an additional 2 tablespoons of apple butter, and then bake for 1 hour until done.
6. For the sandwich, heat a large skillet over medium heat.
7. Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread. Place 4 slices of bread butter-side down in the skillet.
8. Add a slice of cheese to each slice of bread, and then a slice of the prepared meatloaf (above) to each slice of bread.
9. Spoon the reserved apple butter hot sauce on top of the meatloaf slices. Add a leaf of lettuce to each, followed by another slice of cheese.
10. Top with another piece of buttered bread butter-side up. Press the sandwiches slightly and flip to grill the other side. Serve hot.

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Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/260092/the-best-meatloaf-sandwich/ (may not work)