- 1 cup cracked wheat
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces (optional)
- 1/2 cup pine nuts
- Soak wheat in a bowl of warm water until water is slightly absorbed, about 25 minutes. Drain and squeeze out excess moisture.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10×14-inch baking dish.
- Mix soaked wheat, ground beef, onion, lemon juice, cinnamon, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl. Spread mixture in the prepared baking dish; top with butter and pine nuts.
- Bake in the preheated oven until ground beef is no longer pink, about 25 minutes. Turn on oven's broiler; broil until top is browned, 5 minutes.