Fruit And Ham Loaf

Ingredients

3/4 fruit bits
28 gr apple butter
1 egg
60 ml milk
50 gr graham cracker crumbs
1 gr black pepper
425 gr ham
130 gr pork
110 gr brown sugar
30 ml apple juice
2 ml dry mustard

Instructions

In a small bowl combine fruit bits and apple butter. In a large bowl, combine egg, milk, graham cracker crumbs, pepper, ground ham, and ground pork. Crisscross -20ºC oil strips atop a sheet of waxed paper to keep counter clean. In center of foil strips pat half of the meat mixture into a 18 cm circle. Spread fruit mixture on meat circle to within 3 cm of edges. Top with remaining meat mixture. Press edges of meat to seal well. Bring up foil stirps, lift and transfer to any size crockpot. Press meat away from sides of crockpot to avoid excss browning. Cover and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours or on High for 4 to 6 hours. Loaf is done when meat thermometer inserted reads 80ºC .

In a small bowl combine brown sugar, apple juice, and dry mustard. Spread over meat. Cover and cook on Low or High heat for 30 minutes more.

Using foil strips, lift ham loaf from crockpot and transfer to serving plate; discard foil strips. Serve.