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🍽️ Meatloaf in a Puff Pastry Crust

1150 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Place the bread roll in a small bowl and cover it with some water.
  2. 2. Peel the onion and garlic and chop both ingredients very finely.
  3. 3. Clean the mushrooms and cut them into small cubes.
  4. 4. Heat the oil in a pan.
  5. 5. Sauté the chopped onions and garlic in the hot oil.
  6. 6. Add the mushroom cubes to the pan.
  7. 7. Fry the mushrooms over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes until the released liquid has evaporated.
  8. 8. Squeeze the soaked bread roll with your hands to remove the water.
  9. 9. Add the squeezed bread roll, the minced meat, and the onion-mushroom mixture to a large bowl.
  10. 10. Add one egg to the meat mixture.
  11. 11. Season everything with salt, pepper, nutmeg, thyme, and lemon zest.
  12. 12. Knead the mixture with your hands into a smooth dough.
  13. 13. If the mixture seems too dry, add another egg or some breadcrumbs.
  14. 14. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (convection mode).
  15. 15. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.
  16. 16. Sprinkle some flour on a work surface.
  17. 17. Roll out the first part of the puff pastry on the floured surface.
  18. 18. Roll the pastry to a size of approximately 30 by 50 centimeters.
  19. 19. Shape the meat mixture into a long roll.
  20. 20. Place the meat roll on the rolled-out puff pastry.
  21. 21. Separate an egg so that you have egg white and egg yolk separately.
  22. 22. Brush the ends of the puff pastry with the egg white.
  23. 23. Fold the puff pastry over the meat roll.
  24. 24. Press the ends of the pastry together firmly to form a closed roll.
  25. 25. Bend the roll into a wreath shape and press the ends together well.
  26. 26. Roll out the second part of the puff pastry on the floured surface.
  27. 27. Cut the second pastry into strips 5 to 6 centimeters wide.
  28. 28. Brush the pastry strips with some egg white.
  29. 29. Place the pastry strips on the meat wreath to create a pattern.
  30. 30. Tuck the ends of the strips underneath or into the center of the pastry.
  31. 31. Whisk the egg yolk with the cream in a small bowl.
  32. 32. Brush the entire pastry wreath with the egg yolk-cream mixture.
  33. 33. Use a fork to make small patterns on the surface of the pastry.
  34. 34. Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven.
  35. 35. Bake the meatloaf for 30 to 35 minutes until golden brown.
  36. 36. Remove the meatloaf from the oven and let it cool down for a short time.
  37. 37. Serve the meatloaf garnished with fresh thyme if desired.

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