Amish Upside Down Ham Loaf Recipes

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.

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.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE- DOWN HAM LOAF

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter with brown sugar and place in bottom of 8"x8"x2" pan.
• 2. Place layer of pineapple slices (with a stemless cherry in the middle of each if desired)on top of sugar mixture.
• 3. Mix together remaining ingredients,and spread evenly on top of fruit.
• 4. Bake at 350 for 1&1/2 hours. Turn out onto a platter and cut into squares.

MOCK HAM LOAF

Steps:

• Add all glaze ingredients together until well mixed.
• Mix all loaf ingredients together until well mixed.
• Add 1/2 glaze to meat.
• Grease a 10x4x3 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Place loaf mixture in pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Spread glaze over loaf.
• Bake 15 minutes more.