Shortage Meatloaf

• 1 lb ground beef (leanest you can get)
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) packet onion soup mix
• 4 slices soft bread
• 14 cup flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 12 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 14 cup ketchup

1. Tear soft bread into very small peices and toss into mixer.
2. Add dry onion soup packet, and 1/4 cup flour.
3. Run the mixer on medium to high until you have fine soft bread crumbs.
4. This only takes a few minutes , and is the key to getting the loaf right.
5. The crumbs may dry out a bit, this is desired.
6. Add the beef, dry mustard, salt, pepper, and eggs into the mixture.
7. Blend well until you have a dough-ish ball for the loaf.
8. Press the meat mixture into a loaf pan, with a large indentation lengthwise down the middle of the loaf.
9. Bake on 420 degrees F. for 34- 40 minutes or until loaf appears quite done.
10. Drain off the loaf, the indentation may have collected some grease be sure to drain this off.
11. Pour ketchup down the " ditch" or the indentation of the loaf, and return to the oven for about 8 minutes.
12. The ketchup will have congealed a bit.
13. Let the loaf rest a few minutes before serving.

ground beef, onion soup, bread, flour, eggs, mustard, pepper, salt, ketchup

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/shortage-meatloaf-350713 (may not work)