BBC Food - Recipes - Spelt bread-crusted ham

Name: BBC Food - Recipes - Spelt bread-crusted ham
Ingredients: 1 x 4-6kg/8¾-13¼lb raw ham , bone in, soaked overnight in cold water if necessary (check with your butcher); 2 onions , peeled, thickly sliced; 1 carrot , peeled, roughly chopped; 2 bay leaves; 10 black pepper corns; 600g/1¼lb floury potatoes such as Maris Piper, peeled and cut into large chunks; 8 spring onions , trimmed; 350g/12oz runner beans , trimmed and cut in half; 300g/12oz fresh peas; small handful fresh mint leaves, torn in half; small handful fresh flatleaf parsley leaves, torn in half; 1 free-range egg , lightly beaten; 1kg/2¼lb spelt flour , plus extra for dusting; 2 tsp caster sugar; 2 tsp salt; 2 x 7g sachets of fast-action dried yeast; 700ml/1¼ pints water

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This divine ham is a dish you can just dive into - and the bread crust is perfect for mopping up the meat juices.

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Ingredients

1 x 4-6kg/8¾-13¼lb raw ham , bone in, soaked overnight in cold water if necessary (check with your butcher)
2 onions , peeled, thickly sliced
1 carrot , peeled, roughly chopped
2 bay leaves
10 black pepper corns
600g/1¼lb floury potatoes such as Maris Piper, peeled and cut into large chunks
8 spring onions , trimmed
350g/12oz runner beans , trimmed and cut in half
300g/12oz fresh peas
small handful fresh mint leaves, torn in half
small handful fresh flatleaf parsley leaves, torn in half
1 free-range egg , lightly beaten
1kg/2¼lb spelt flour , plus extra for dusting
2 tsp caster sugar
2 tsp salt
2 x 7g sachets of fast-action dried yeast
700ml/1¼ pints water