Meat Loaf in Puff Pastry Recipe

Mix ground beef with half of chopped garlic , half of chopped onion, 1 cup of matzo meal or bread crumbs, and salt and pepper. Grease a sheet of aluminum foil. Spread ground beef on foil to form a flat rectangle.

In a separate bowl, mix ground chicken or turkey with remaining garlic, onion, matzo meal, salt and pepper and mustard . Cover ground beef rectangle with chicken mixture. Place line of mushrooms across the width of meat rectangle and roll up jelly-roll fashion, leaving foil behind.

Place thawed puff pastry on flat surface, place meat roll on puff pastry; roll and cover meatloaf mixture in pastry. Trim and seal edges with water. Brush with beaten egg.

Place on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake in a 350-degree F oven for half an hour, covered with foil. Uncover and bake for additional half hour or until pastry is golden brown. Delicious hot or cold.

Yield: 8 servings Recipe Source: Budget Cooking - Elegant Dining : The Kosher Experience by Sue Epstein (Pitspopany Press)

Reprinted with permission.