Candyappleglazedham Recipes

BAKED HAM WITH BROWN SUGAR AND APPLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Set oven to 325 degrees.
• Place the ham in a roasting pan and bake until a thermometer reads 150F (about 15 minutes per pound).
• Cool the ham completely (you can cover and refrigerate the cooked ham up to 2 days ahead).
• In a saucepan bring the apple cider and dried apples to a boil over medium heat.
• Boil until the liquid is reduced to about 1-1/2 cups (this should take about 8-10 minutes).
• In a small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, cider vinegar and mustard until well blended.
• Add to the cider mixture; simmer sauce until reduced to about 2-1/4 cups, stirring occasionally (this shoud take about 5-6 minutes) the sauce can be prepared a day in advance and refrigerated.
• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Cut 1/2-inch slices from the bone, and place into a glass baking dish.
• Spoon the sauce over the slices.
• Bake in the oven until heated through and the sauce bubbles (about 25-30 minutes).
• Transfer to a platter to serve.
• DELICIOUS!

CANDY APPLE GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Place ham in roasting dish and score with knife and stud with cloves.
• Roast ham at 20 minutes per pound.
• Meanwhile, in small saucepan combine jelly, candy and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat until candies are melted, stirring constantly.
• During last 30 minutes of cooking time, baste frequently with jelly mixture.
• Let ham stand 15 minutes before serving.

THE BEST HAM GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Let the ham sit at room temperature for 30 minutes and trim off any skin. If your ham is not a spiral-cut ham, use a sharp paring knife to score through the fat in a diagonal crosshatch pattern without cutting through to the meat.
• Place the ham, flat side down, on a roasting rack in a roasting pan. Pour 1 cup water into the pan. Bake until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the ham registers 130 degrees F, about 2 hours 30 minutes (about 15 minutes per pound-reduce the time to 10 minutes per pound for a spiral-cut ham).
• Meanwhile, make the glaze: Whisk the brown sugar, maple syrup, soy sauce, orange zest and juice, Dijon, vinegar, cinnamon, cloves, onion powder and a few grinds of black pepper in a medium saucepan until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking occasionally, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until the glaze has thickened and reduced by half (you should have 1 cup glaze), 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside until the ham is ready.
• Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F. Brush half of the glaze over the ham. If the water in the bottom of the pan has evaporated, add 1 cup water. Return the ham to the oven and roast for 30 minutes, brushing with the remaining glaze every 10 minutes (two more times) before returning to the oven.
• Let the ham cool for 15 minutes before thinly slicing.