Lancaster County Ham Loaf Wow Wow Wow

WJKing's Note:

Now THIS is Lancaster County cooking! This is an Amish/Mennonite specialty dish! You will NOT be disappointed! Of course in our area, many of the markets and butcher/meat shops, sell ham loaf meat (already ground and mixed) but I've simplified this by making it possible for all of you outside of the area to create your own! This is SO delicious! ENJOY!

• Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 lb fresh ground turkey
• 1 lb ham , ground (or turkey ham)
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8; teaspoon pepper
• ¾ cup milk

SAUCE

• 2⁄3; cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• ½ cup water
• ¼ cup vinegar

Directions:

1. Grind meat (if necessary).
2. Mix ground meats, breadcrumbs, egg, salt, pepper and milk together.
3. Shape into a loaf.
4. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for one hour.
5. For the sauce, mix the brown sugar, dry mustard, water and vinegar together.
6. Pour sauce over loaf.
7. Continue to bake for another hour.

Reviews

[PSU Lioness]

This recipe was SO GOOD! I made ham balls and used the pineapple glaze (that I tweaked a bit) for them and it was just like my husband's grandma (from Amish Country) makes. I wound up baking the ham balls for 45 minutes and then I transferred them to a crock pot and poured the glaze over them and let them cook for a few hours. It was really good. Thank you so much for posting!

[marymbs_11102351]

This was good and very easy to make. I always follow recipes exactly the first time and then modify them if necessary. This was fine as it was, but I may add onions or bell pepper next time, just to get some veggies in. I've never had ham loaf before, so I wasn't sure what to expect. My boyfriend said he would definitely eat it again, which is a compliment coming from him! It was good dipped in mustard! I served it with steamed asparagus.

[mommyoffour]

This was very good. The only thing I changed was I used graham cracker crumbs in place of the breadcrumbs. We loved the sauce on the top.....yummy. Thank you for sharing this delicious loaf recipe with us.