poor man's filet mignon

Categories: Meats
Yield: 12 servings

Measure	Ingredient
2 pounds	Extra lean ground beef
2 eaches	Eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons	Salt
2 tablespoons	Dried celery flakes
18 ounces	Bar B Q sauce divided
4 eaches	Slices bread, crumbed
½ cup	Milk
1 tablespoon	Minced onion
½ teaspoon	Chili powder
12 eaches	Slices uncooked bacon

Combine first eight ingredients and 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce.

Form into 12 thick patties. Wrap a bacon slice around the sides of each patty and secure with a toothpick. Bake on a rack at 350* for 50-60 minutes or until desired doness is reached. Baste frequently with remaining barbecue sauce the last 30 minutes... Read ingredients left to right like a book.