I have a basic meatloaf recipe that a co-worker gave me and it has been my favorite for quite a while. In fact, it is the only meatloaf recipe I used until I spotted this little number at Mommy’s Kitchen. Honey barbecue is my favorite kind of barbecue flavor and since my father-in-law and his cousin actually have bee hives and I have honey that produced by bees buzzing around in my backyard and the fields next door, I just have to try it.
Wow, it turned out so good. You get a little sweetness from the honey, but still have the kick of the barbecue sauce and mustard. Yummy! If you live in the South Central Kentucky area and would like some local honey, just e-mail me and I will hook you up.
For the meatloaf:
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1 tsp. yellow mustard
1 tbsp. honey
1/4 tsp. seasoning salt
pepper to taste
For the glaze:
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
1 tsp. Worcestshire sauce
1 tbsp. honey
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the ground beef, cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup barbecue sauce, mustard, 1 tbsp. honey, seasoning salt and pepper. Mix well and shape into a loaf. Bake for 45 minutes then prepare the glaze.
Mix together all of the glaze ingredients. When the 45 minutes have passed, spread the glaze onto the meatloaf and bake for another 10 minutes.