Description:  Ground boneless leg of lamb with, you guessed it, garlic and onion, pine nuts, cracked wheat, cinnamon and other seasoning.  Great with Tabbouleh and pita bread.

Ingredients:

• 6 pound boneless or de-boned leg of lamb

• 1 medium size Onion

• 0.5 cup of Pine Nuts (optional)

• 1.75 cups of Cracked Wheat

• Salt, Pepper, Garlic

• 2 teaspoon of Cinnamon

• 0.5 teaspoon of Allspice

• Crisco or similar vegetable shortening

Special Cooking Items:

• None

• Soak cracked wheat in equivalent amount of water for 30 minutes.

• Grind the fat part (outer part) of the lamb leg coarse (approx 1/3 of leg)

• Season the coarse grind with 1 tsp Cinnamon and 1/2 tsp of Allspice

• Grind the lean part (inner part) of the lamb leg finer (remaining 2/3 of leg)

• Season the fine grind with 1 tsp of Cinnamon

• Season fat and lean parts with

• Brown coarse part with onions and pine nuts.

• Grind fine part again with soaked cracked wheat.  Mix well.

• Grease 9" x 13" pan with oil

• Layer 1/2 of the fine meat mixture on the bottom

• Spread the entire amount of coarse mixture in the middle

• Top with the remaining fine meat mixture

• Dot the surface with butter and make diagonal grooves in the surface with a knife.

• Bake at 350° for 45 minutes.

• Cut on diagonal slices and serve.  Serves 8 to 10 people.