Servings: 4 to 8 servings

1 pound ground beef 1 pound ground beef
2 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoon olive oil
3/4 medium red onion, finely chopped ¾ medium red onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed 1 clove garlic, crushed
2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce (NOT Purist Keto) 2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce (NOT Purist Keto)
½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper ¼ teaspoon pepper
9-12 slices of bacon 9 to 12 slices of bacon
1 ½ cups superfine almond flour 1 ½ cups superfine almond flour
½ teaspoons xanthan gum ½ teaspoons xanthan gum
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 large egg 1 large egg
1 ½ cups part-skim finely grated mozzarella cheese 1 ½ cups part-skim finely grated mozzarella cheese
¼ medium red onion, sliced lengthwise ¼ medium red onion, sliced lengthwise
2 tablespoons yellow mustard 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 tablespoon homemade tomato paste 1 tablespoon homemade tomato paste
14 slices of dill pickles, cut in half 14 slices of dill pickles, cut in half
2 cups grated cheddar cheese 2 cups grated cheddar cheese

Brown the ground beef and set aside when done.
Cut the onion into quarters.
Dice ¾th of the onion and slice the remaining ¼th
In the pan used to cook beef, heat olive oil
Add the garlic and brown
Add the diced onions to the garlic, cover and cook
When the onions are translucent, add the beef back into the pot
Add salt, pepper, Worcestershire Sauce to beef mixture and stir
In a separate pan, cook the bacon and then cut into about 1 inch pieces
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
To make the dough, in a small bowl, mix almond flour, xanthan gum, baking powder and mix
Add egg to mixture and mix until even
In a large bowl, melt the mozzarella in a glass bowl (1 to 1 ½ minutes in microwave or over double boiler)
Add egg mixture to melted mozzarella, mix and knead as needed in bowl
Turn dough onto large piece of parchment paper
Cover with an additional piece of parchment paper
Roll until about 15 inches long and 12 inches wide
Put meat filling down the middle third, ensuring the ends and outer thirds remain empty
Top with sliced onions, mustard, tomato paste, pickles, bacon and shredded cheddar
Fold ends of dough over mixture
Fold sides of dough over mixture
Pinch dough to seal
Cook at 375 for 20 to 25 minutes or until brown
Cool for 5 minutes and slice.

Based on www.ruled.me/ultimate-cheeseburger-loaf/  Based on www.ruled.me/ultimate-cheeseburger-loaf/
Do not increase the amount of ground beef ... the dough will split from too much volume, as pictured above.  In the above recipe, I increased the fat and protein by increasing the amount of cheddar cheese and adding bacon.  Do not increase the amount of ground beef ... the dough will split from too much volume, as pictured above.  In the above recipe, I increased the fat and protein by increasing the amount of cheddar cheese and adding bacon.