Baked Swedish Meatballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 slices bread
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 small onion, minced
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cardamom seed
5 tablespoons flour or 5 tablespoons cornstarch
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed beef consomme
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can water
1 cup light cream
1 teaspoon dill weed

Preparation

Soak bread in milk.
Add the following to soaked bread:
- Eggs, slightly beaten.
- Ground beef.
- Onion.
- Sugar.
- Spices (except dill weed).
Shape into 1\" balls. Brown on all sides in skillet (or bake in 400 degree oven for 20 min.).
Remove meatballs to 2 quart casserole.
In skillet, or saucepan:
Add 5 Tbsp flour (or cornstarch) to meat drippings, then add 1 can Consomme and 1 can water.
Note: Shake with 1 soup can of water with flour (or cornstarch) if meatballs were baked. Then add to Consomme.
Cook, stirring gravy until thick and smooth.
Add 1 cup light cream and 1 tsp dillweed, and stir until blended.
Add to meatballs.
Bake, covered for 30 minutes at 400 degrees.