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Mummy Meatloaf

25 min prep · 55 min cook · Medium · 4 servings
🎃 Halloween
A cozy meatloaf wrapped in golden pastry bandages, with olive eyes for a playful Halloween centerpiece.

Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds ground beef→
1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs→make it yourself
1 large egg→
1/4 cup milk→
1/2 small onion, finely chopped→
2 tablespoons ketchup, plus extra for serving→make it yourself
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce→
1 garlic clove, minced→
3/4 teaspoon salt→
1/4 teaspoon black pepper→
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed→
1 egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon water→
2 small mozzarella rounds→make it yourself
2 pitted black olive slices→
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Method
1
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
2
Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
3
Combine the breadcrumbs and milk in a large bowl.
4
Let the mixture stand for 2 minutes.
5
Add the ground beef, egg, onion, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt, and pepper.
6
Mix gently until combined.
7
Shape the mixture into a compact oval loaf about 8 inches long.
8
Place the loaf on the prepared baking sheet.
9
Bake for 35 minutes.
10
Remove the baking sheet from the oven.
11
Cut the puff pastry into strips about 1/2 inch wide.
12
Brush the pastry strips lightly with beaten egg.
13
Lay the strips across the loaf in overlapping, irregular bands, leaving a small gap near one end for the eyes.
14
Return the loaf to the oven.
15
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the pastry is golden and the center of the meatloaf reaches 160°F (71°C).
16
Place the mozzarella rounds in the open gap for eyes.
17
Set an olive slice on each mozzarella round.
18
Rest the meatloaf for 5 minutes before serving.

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