Meaty "cinnamon rolls" with bacon

Alright, so while they may not look like cinnamon rolls, they are inCREDibly delicious!!

It is an herby-oniony meatloaf rolled with cinnamon-clove-nutmeg-ketchupy bacon, topped with a mayo-lemon-maple-cinnamon "icing."

Here are the ingredients to play with for the "rolls."

First, I mix the meatloaf ingredients: 1 lb ground beef, a good squirt (1/8 cup or so) of ketchup, herbs and ground pepper (I use plenty of sage and rosemary, sometimes thyme), and about 1/4 cup potato flakes.

I then add 1 fried-carmelized onion - in butter of course

And mix.

On the side, I mix together a good squirt of ketchup (1/8 cup or so), and at least a teaspoon each of cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon. I do a little extra cinnamon.

Here it is mixed:

Next, I lay a strip of bacon on the cooking sheet, and smooth a layer of the ketchupy mixture across it.

Next, mold some meatloaf meat in a strip on top of the bacon, and roll under like so:

Roll #1. 1 lb meat should make about 9 rolls. And feel free to top off any rolls with extra ketchup sauce that may be leftover when you're done.

Here they are cooked. Not too pretty but delicious.

Here are the ingredients for the "icing."

It is mostly mayo. I use about 1/2 cup mayo, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon or less of maple syrup and cinnamon.

Mix, and drizzle on rolls. Enjoy!

mmmmmm

I never imagined one could violate so many diets in one snack

I WANT!

Why did I not see this before?? Great competition for the meatloaf cake for my son's next birthday. Mm-hmm.

See the meatloaf cake posted by Ken Peavey in the "piecaken" (Paul - I saw this and thought of you) thread:

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