Cooked ham in bread

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 600 g cooked ham (pork cooked ham), in one piece or smoked pork
• 250 g rye flour
• 250 g wheat flour
• 1 packet of dry yeast
• 1 tbsp beetroot
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 375 ml water, lukewarm
• possibly dry sourdough, approx. 1 – 2 tbsp
• Caraway seeds
• 1 tsp baking soda (imperial soda)
• 50 ml water

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 2 hours 40 minutes

a small recipe for every day

In a large bowl, knead the flour, yeast, beetroot syrup, oil, salt, water, and, if desired, 1-2 tablespoons of dry sourdough using a hand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Knead for about 5 minutes until the dough comes away from the edges easily. Briefly preheat the oven to 50 degrees Celsius and then turn off. Cover the dough with a warm, wet kitchen towel in the bowl and let it rise for 30 minutes in the switched off oven. Using a little flour, knead the dough and press it into a round loaf. Place the meat in the center and shape the dough around it into a round loaf. Place the dough seam-down on a baking sheet lined with baking paper or in a round, cast-iron pot and let it rise in the lukewarm, switched off oven for a maximum of 45 minutes. Make a hole in the bread to allow steam to escape during baking. Optionally, in the meantime, boil 50 ml of water with 1 teaspoon of baking soda and let cool slightly. Before baking, brush the risen bread with a little of the baking soda solution and sprinkle with caraway seeds. Briefly remove the risen bread from the oven and preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Place a shallow dish of hot water on the bottom of the oven. Place the bread on a baking tray and bake for 55-60 minutes. When tapped, the bread should sound hollow. The bread can be eaten hot or cold. To serve, cut the bread and meat into slices, or cut a cap off the top of the bread, remove the meat, cut it into thin slices, and put it back into the bread. Then everyone can use a fork to scoop out slices and break off a piece of bread.