Baked Ham with Brown Sugar Glaze

By deanarrca

Ingredients

• 8 lbs. fully cooked smoked bone-in ham, (6 to 8 lbs.)
• whole cloves
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• orange slices, optional
• maraschino cherries, optional

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 325. Place ham, fat side up on rack in shallow roasting pan. insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of ham and does not touch bone or fat. Cover loosely and bake 1 1/4 to 2 1/4 hours or until meat thermometer reads 135. (13 to 17 minutes per pound)
2. About 20 minutes before ham is done, remove from oven. Pour drippings from pan. Remove any skin from ham. Cut uniform diamond shapes on surface of ham. Insert a whole clove into each diamond. Mix brown sugar, vinegar and mustard; pat or brush on ham. Bake uncovered 20 minutes longer.
3. Cover ham and let stand about 15 minutes or until thermometer reads 40 degrees.
garnish with orange slices and cherries.