Meat Loaf with Brown Sugar Topping Recipe

Add all the ingredients together except for the ketchup and brown sugar. Mix the ingredients by hand until everything is well blended. Place this mixture in a loaf pan and pat down firmly. Use your finger and poke holes all over down into the meat, approximately 1 inch apart. Pour ketchup over the top; make a thick layer of ketchup, between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thick. Sprinkle a heavy coating of brown sugar over the ketchup; add at least 1/2 cup of brown sugar, making sure all the ketchup is covered. Place in an oven preheated to 350 degrees. Bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. I generally bake it for 1 1/2 hours because I like it a little drier and I am usually baking potatoes at the same time. Remove from the pan when done and cut in 1/2 inch thick slices to serve.