Glazed Ham
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 400°F (200°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Prepare the glaze
Beat the yolks of two eggs until very light.
Glaze and bake
Cover the ham all over with the beaten egg.
Sift grated cracker over the ham.
Set the ham in the oven to brown the glazing at 400°F (200°C).
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Egg yolks
- Forms a glossy coating that helps the surface brown and set in the oven.
- Grated cracker
- Adds a crisp, dry layer that toasts and browns on the outside of the ham.
The step that matters
Setting the ham in the oven to brown the glazing. The egg coating and cracker crumbs can scorch or stay pale if the heat is wrong. Watching the surface keeps the layer golden rather than burnt, and browning depends on the oven heat being reached before the coating dries out.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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