Swedish Meat Loaf in Pastry
Ingredients
Pastry
- 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
Filling
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 ounces fresh mushrooms, finely chopped
- 3 pounds ground beef, pork, ham, veal, or any combination
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 cup grated Swiss cheese
- 1 egg + 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Grease the bottom of a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2-inch jellyroll pan with butter.
- Pastry: 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Filling: Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Melt butter in a large skillet.
- Add mushrooms; cook over medium heat for 6 minutes or until slightly colored.
- 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.
- 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 for 45 minutes, until golden brown.
- Serve with sour cream on the side and a bowl of lingonberries.
Serves 6 to 8
