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Prague Ham in Bread Dough

4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 piece Smoked ham
• Bread dough (a little)
• Thyme, marjoram, tarragon, lemon balm, chives, basil (a little)
• Flour (a little)

Instructions

1. Soak and clean a smoked ham as described for cooking, then dry it.
2. Roll out bread dough, shaped like a ham but twice its size and not too thin.
3. Sprinkle with green or dried herbs such as thyme, marjoram, tarragon, lemon balm, chives, basil, and the like.
4. Place the ham on top and wrap it so that no steam can escape during baking.
5. Flour a baking sheet, place the ham on it, and bake in the oven for 2 to 3 hours, depending on its size.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.