Meat Cakes

Ingredients

 * 1 1/2 lbs lean ground Beef
 * 1/2 lbs bulk italian Sausage
 * 1/2 cup minced Onion
 * 1 tsp Italian seasoning
 * 1 tsp salt
 * 2 tsp worcestershire sauce
 * 1/2 tsp dried sage
 * 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
 * 1/2 cup whole Wheat bread crumbs
 * 1/2 cup unprocessed bran

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 °F. Mix all ingredients together well. Place 1/3 cup (2 oz). Mixture in each of 16 muffin cups. Bake at 350 °F. Until done, about 1 hour. Remove from muffin tins. Serve hot or cold. Note: nice for a picnic.

Yield: 16 meat cakes nutrient analysis of 1 meat cake: ½ starch/bread exchange; 2 lean meat exchanges; 150 calories; 12 g protein; 8 g fat; 8 g carbohydrate; 360 mg sodium; 41 mg cholesterol.