Snitz And Knepp

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs cured ham (or 1 ham hock)
• 2 cups dried apples
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/3-1/2 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 soak the dried apples in water eight hours or overnight.
• 2 approximately 4 1/2 hours before serving, cover the ham with cold water and cook slowly for three hours.
• 3 add the apples and the water they were soaking in to the ham.
• 4 add the brown sugar and cook for an additional hour.
• 5 for the knepp, sift together the dry ingredients.
• 6 stir in the egg and melted butter.
• 7 add enough milk to make a batter stiff enough to drop from a spoon.
• 8 drop the batter by spoonfuls into the boiling ham and apples.
• 9 cover the pan tightly and cook the dumplings 10 to 12 minutes.
• 10 do not lift the cover until ready to serve.