Amish Upside Down Ham Loaf Recipes

AMISH UPSIDE DOWN HAM LOAF

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserve the juice.
• Preheat oven to 375*.
• In a small bowl, mix together butter, brown sugar, and drained pineapple.
• Coat a 10x10" baking pan with vegetable spray, pour in the pineapple and pat it out smoothly on the bottom of the pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs with a fork.
• Stir in the ham, pineapple juice, bread crumbs, parsley, onions, mustard, ginger, curry powder and pepper.mix well.
• Spread the ham mixture over the pineapple, patting it firmly over the pineapple.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and allow to stand for 10 minutes.
• To serve, invert onto a serving platter.
• If any of the pineapple mixture remains in the bottom of pan, pat it on the loaf and serve immediately.

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Steps:

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

UPSIDE DOWN HAM LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Melt butter in the bottom of an 8x4 inch loaf pan. Sprinkle brown sugar over the butter. Slice pineapple rings in half, and arrange them over the sugar.
• In a large bowl, mix together the ham, onion, bread crumbs, eggs, and 1/4 cup of juice from the pineapple. Blend in the mustard powder and cayenne pepper. Pack half of the mixture into the pan on top of the pineapple slices. Sprinkle the Swiss cheese over it, then pack the remaining ham mixture on top. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn upside down onto a serving plate. Slice as you would a meatloaf, and serve.