Ham Loaf

Name: Ham Loaf
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; 1 cup 2% milk; 1 cup dry bread crumbs; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1-1/2 pound ground fully cooked ham; 1/2 pound ground pork; GLAZE:; 1/3 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup cider vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard; 2 tablespoons water

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 70 min.

Yield 8 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Ham loaf is an old-fashioned recipe that is making a comeback to the dinner table.

Ingredients

2 large eggs
1 cup 2% milk
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1-1/2 pound ground fully cooked ham
1/2 pound ground pork
GLAZE:
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
2 tablespoons water

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat the eggs; add milk, bread crumbs and pepper. Add ham and pork; mix well. Transfer to a 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine glaze ingredients; spoon over loaf. Bake until a thermometer inserted in loaf reads 145°, 40 minutes longer, basting occasionally with glaze.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 393 calories, 23g fat (8g saturated fat), 115mg cholesterol, 1241mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 1g fiber), 25g protein.

I COPIED this ham loaf recipe exactly the way Grandma has written it in her worn cookbook. The only difference today is that I can't get home-smoked ham like those Grandpa used to cure in his old-fashioned smokehouse. But that never matters to hungry folks at the table—Grandma's recipe is a winner every time! —Esther Mishler, Hollsopple, Pennsylvania

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