Old Fashioned Polish Mistakes

I will start by saying, this is an old recipe. I found it in one of my mom’s recipe boxes.

It has an unfortunate name, and people have searched for something better to call it over time.
I have heard them called Polish Disasters, which isn’t much better than Polish mistakes, and also, they are frequently called Hanky-Panky.

It’s an awful name. I will continue to call them Polish Mistakes.  When I was young, my mom would make Polish mistakes frequently. However, we were not an appetizer type of family, so I cannot recall why we often had them.

Polish mistakes are a mixture of ground beef and sausage. A block of Velveeta cheese is mixed in and melted throughout the mixture.
Worcestershire sauce ads a blast of umami flavor, and oregano rounds out the taste altogether. I make this appetizer occasionally, and Dale, my husband, loves it. Although I don’t think I’ve ever made them for a party or anything like that, I guess just like my mom, I would serve them for dinner because, why not? Enjoy!

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Old Fashioned Polish Mistakes

Polish mistakes are a mixture of ground beef and sausage. A block of Velveeta cheese is mixed in and melted throughout the mixture. Worcestershire sauce ads a blast of umami flavor, and oregano rounds out the taste altogether.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Polish

Keyword dougbakes.com, hanky panky, Old Fashioned Polish Mistakes, polish distasters, polish mistakes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Servings 40 appetizers

Author Doug Bakes Staff

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pound ground sausage
• 1 pound Velveeta cheese
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano 
• 1 package cocktail rye bread

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees

2. Brown ground beef and ground sausage in a large pan.

3. drain off grease

4. Add cubed Velveeta cheese, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, and oregano

5. Cook on low, stirring, making sure the cheese is fully melted.

6. Lay out the cocktail bread in a single layer on a rimmed cookie sheet.

7. Top each slice of bread with a tablespoon of the meat and cheese mix.

8. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown and hot.