Baked Swedish Meatballs

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 slices bread
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 small onion, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom seed
• 5 tablespoons flour or 5 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed beef consomme
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can water
• 1 cup light cream
• 1 teaspoon dill weed

Recipe

• 1 soak bread in milk.
• 2 add the following to soaked bread:.
• 3 - eggs, slightly beaten.
• 4 - ground beef.
• 5 - onion.
• 6 - sugar.
• 7 - spices (except dill weed).
• 8 shape into 1" balls. brown on all sides in skillet (or bake in 400 degree oven for 20 min.).
• 9 remove meatballs to 2 quart casserole.
• 10 in skillet, or saucepan:.
• 11 add 5 tbsp flour (or cornstarch) to meat drippings, then add 1 can consomme and 1 can water.
• 12 note: shake with 1 soup can of water with flour (or cornstarch) if meatballs were baked. then add to consomme.
• 13 cook, stirring gravy until thick and smooth.
• 14 add 1 cup light cream and 1 tsp dillweed, and stir until blended.
• 15 add to meatballs.
• 16 bake, covered for 30 minutes at 400 degrees.