Julskinka (Christmas Ham)

Ingredients

• •3 to 5 kilograms of salt-cured fresh ham (do NOT use dried cured ham)
• •1 egg
• •2 tablespoons mustard
• •1 tablespoon sugar
• •3 tablespoons breadcrumbs

Directions

1. 1Depending upon the method of salt curing it might be necessary to leave the ham overnight covered with water to desalt it.
2. 2Pre-heat the oven to 240 degrees Fahrenheit. Insert an oven thermometer in the thickest part of the ham. Leave it in the oven until the temperature reaches 167 degrees Fahrenheit.
3. 3Remove the rind carefully and as much of the fat as you like. (With less fat left it is healthier but drier!)
4. 4Heat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
5. 5Mix egg, mustard and sugar.
6. 6Place the ham on a roasting-pan, cover it with the mixture and sift the breadcrumbs over if. They should stick to the egg-mustard mixture.
7. 7Bake the ham for 10 minutes in the oven. When ready, it should have a golden color with a few deep brown but no black patches.
8. 8If you're not going to use it as the centerpiece on the buffet table you can serve it together with potatoes, red cabbages, mustard and stewed and mashed apples.
9. 9The main dish served on Christmas Eve is the julskinka, the traditional Christmas ham. Usually, a ham should last at least for a week and appear at almost all meals between Christmas Eve and New Years Day.