April Fool's Day recipe: Meatloaf Surprise Cupcakes

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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April Fool's Day recipe: Meatloaf Surprise Cupcakes

This recipe makes 6 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	376376 cal
pro	20 g20g pro
total fat	16 g16g total fat
sat. fat	7 g7g sat. fat
carb	32 g32g carb
fibre	3 g3g fibre
chol	87 mg87mg chol
sodium	351 mg351mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	66 calcium
iron	2424 iron
vit A	77 vit A
vit C	3535 vit C
folate	1616 folate

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Children will get a kick out of these cupcakes with their surprise tomato centres. Silicone muffin liners are perfect because they do not hold grease like paper liners. No silicone liners? Bake the meatballs directly in muffin pan and place in paper liners just before serving.

Ingredients

6 cherry tomatoes 6 6cherry tomatocherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes
1 egg 1 1eggeggs
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs 1/2 1/2cup cupdry breadcrumbs
1 onion , grated1 1oniononions, grated
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 2 2tbsp tbspWorcestershire sauce
1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1 1tbsp tbspDijon mustard
1/2 tsp dried thyme 1/2 1/2tsp tspdried thyme
1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
1 lb lean ground beef 1 1lb lblean ground beef
4 4Yukon Gold potatoYukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut_in chunks
1/3 cup milk 1/3 1/3cup cupmilk
2 tbsp butter 2 2tbsp tbspbutter
1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
Garnish (optional):
Finely minced Carrot Finely minced CarrotCarrots
Finely minced Sweet pepper Finely minced Sweet pepperSweet peppers

Preparation

Line 6 muffin cups with silicone muffin liners (if using); set aside. Cut X halfway through end of each tomato to prevent cupcake from bursting; set aside.

In large bowl, beat together egg , bread crumbs, onion, Worcestershire, mustard, thyme, pepper and 2 tbsp (25 mL) water; mix in beef. Divide into 6 portions; form each into ball. Press 1 tomato in centre of each, sealing beef around tomato. Place in prepared pan, pressing to fill cups.

Bake in 375°F (190°C) oven until digital rapid-read thermometer inserted into centres reads 160°F (71°C), about 25 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cover and cook potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and return to pot. Add milk, butter and salt ; mash until smooth. Using piping bag fitted with 1/2-inch (1 cm) star tip or using knife, pipe potatoes in spiral over each meatloaf.

Garnish (if using): Sprinkle with minced vegetables.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: April 2007