No holiday feast would be complete without
clove-studded ham baked with a honey-mustard glaze.
Honey Glazed
Baked Ham
- 6 to 8 pounds fully cooked
smoked bone-in ham
Whole cloves, if desired
1/4 cup honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
- Place ham, fat side up,
on rack in shallow roasting. Insert meat thermometer into ham
surface at a slight angle or through the end of the ham so tip
is in center of thickest part of ham and does not touch bone
or fat.
- Roast 12 to 16 minutes
per pound in 325ºF oven or until thermometer reads 120ºF.
- Remove ham from oven.
Pour drippings from pan. Remove any skin from ham. Cut fat surface
of ham lightly in uniform diamond shapes; insert whole clove
in each diamond.
- Mix honey, mustard and
ground cloves; brush on ham. Roast uncovered about 20 minutes
longer or until thermometer reads 135°F.
- Cover ham with tent of
aluminum foil and let stand about 10 minutes or until thermometer
reads 140ºF.
Makes 12 servings.
Tips:
- Looking for an easy and
attractive garnish for this succulent ham? Use small whole pears,
grape clusters and mint sprigs, or orange slices and maraschino
cherries.
- This ham is perfect for
sandwiches, and you can save the bone for making soup!
Nutrition Information:
1 Serving: Calories 200 (Calories from Fat 65 ); Total Fat 7
g (Saturated Fat 2 g); Cholesterol 65 mg; Sodium 1470 mg; Total
Carbohydrate 8 g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 26 g Percent Daily
Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%
Recipe and photograph are
provided courtesy of Betty Crocker Kitchens and General Mills.
