Swedish Meatloaf In Pastry

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut in small pieces
• 1 egg, cold
• 1/2 cup sour cream, cold
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 ounces fresh mushrooms, finely chopped
• 3 lbs ground beef (combination of any or all) or 3 lbs lamb (combination of any or all) or 3 lbs ham (combination of any or all) or 3 lbs veal (combination of any or all)
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup grated swiss cheese
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 grease the bottom of a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2-inch jellyroll pan with butter.
• 2 pastry:.
• 3 it is easiest to make this pastry in a food processor. in a small bowl, mix egg and sour cream. in the food processor, pulse the flour and salt until mixed. add butter; process 15 seconds, until it has the consistency of coarse meal.
• 4 with processor running, add egg mixture; process just until dough comes together. if you don't have a food processor, chill a large bowl, mix the flour and salt in the bowl, then cut in butter with a pastry blender or two forks. stir in egg mixture just until you can form the dough into a ball. wrap dough in waxed paper; refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 5 divide dough in half. roll each half into a 14 x 6-inch rectangle. place one rectangle in prepared pan; set pan and remaining pastry aside.
• 6 filling:.
• 7 heat oven to 375°f melt butter in a large skillet. add mushrooms; cook over medium heat for 6 minutes or until slightly colored.
• 8 add ground meat; cook until browned and until liquid in pan cooks away. place meat mixture in a large bowl. add onions, parsley, cheese and milk; mix well.
• 9 gather mixture into a ball; place onto dough rectangle in pan. using your hands, press meat into a narrow loaf shape. brush edges of dough with egg-milk mixture. place the second dough rectangle over the meat. using a fork, press the dough edges together to seal. brush top of pastry with egg-milk mixture. prick top with a fork in several places. bake 45 minutes, until golden brown.
• 10 serve with sour cream on the side.