Sunday, December 2, 2012

Baked ham with a sweet glaze

Hey people. So I have been thinking of new recipes and I figured lets talk holiday.I love eating a big roast ham on the holidays. Now I do not know about you but it makes me get into the holiday spirit when it is snowing,the fire place is on and I am eating a roast ham.When I make an sandwich with things like cheese,turkey,roast beef, and ham(my personal fav) I always ask for honey ham.I love honey ham because it has a sweet taste  to it  and we all know I LOVE sweet foods.This is not a dessert but I could eat it for dessert or any other time of day because I love it. To make the glaze nice and sweet but still have a tangy flavor I made it with pineapple, cherries,honey,and lemon juice and it really gives it that flavor that you can only get out of ham. Thank god the holidays are here because I have been craving this ham.I think of it year round.While I cook this my family is all ways waiting at the oven so they can sneak some when I go to check it.The ham is really juicy and has such a good flavor then the glaze helps it a lot too because it makes it all moist when the ham absorbs it.Well I am going to go now so ttyl ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!

Ingredients-
1 bone-in fully cooked ham
4 cups of boiling water
1 cup of brown sugar,packed
2 tablespoons of flour
2 tablespoons of dry mustard powder 
1/4 cup of honey
1 tsp of lemon juice
1 can pineapple chunks
1 jar maraschino cherries
toothpicks

Directions- 
Preheat oven to 400 . Place ham on a rack set in a roasting pan, and carefully pour about 1/2 inch of boiling water into the pan beneath the ham. 
Bake the ham in the preheated oven for 2 hours, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat (do not touch the bone) reads at least 140 
Reduce oven heat to 350 ) In a bowl, mix together the brown sugar, flour, dry mustard, honey, and lemon juice as needed to make a thick, smooth paste. Brush the ham generously with glaze. Skewer 1 pineapple chunk and 1 maraschino cherry per toothpick, and insert the decorated picks all over the ham. 
Return the ham to the oven, and roast for 15 minutes. Baste the ham, fruit and all, with glaze and juices that have collected in the bottom of the pan, return to the oven, and roast for an additional 15 minutes. Let the ham rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing.
Serve and enjoy!



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