Snitz And Knepp - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs cured ham (or 1 ham hock)
2 cups dried apples
2 tablespoons brown sugar
KNEPP
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

Preparation

Soak the dried apples in water eight hours or overnight.
Approximately 4 1/2 hours before serving, cover the ham with cold water and cook slowly for three hours.
Add the apples and the water they were soaking in to the ham.
Add the brown sugar and cook for an additional hour.
For the knepp, sift together the dry ingredients.
Stir in the egg and melted butter.
Add enough milk to make a batter stiff enough to drop from a spoon.
Drop the batter by spoonfuls into the boiling ham and apples.
Cover the pan tightly and cook the dumplings 10 to 12 minutes.
Do not lift the cover until ready to serve.