Best Meat Loaf - #

By jann

Ingredients

• Glaze:
• 1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup (Beefy Onion works well)
• 2 lbs. ground beef
• 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs (3 slices)
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• Try 3/4 cup milk instead of water and cook freeform on wire rack covered with foil with slits cut in foil so it will drain. Cover with bacon (12 slices)slightly overlapped.
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 4 tsp. cider or white vinegar
• Put half of glaze on then bacon strips and bake. Save remainder of glaze for table use.

Preparation

Step 1

Mix all and shape into loaf.
Bake 1 hour or till done at 350 degrees Cool 20 minutes and slice. Bacon will slice better then.