Baked Ham with Cherry Sauce

By ksgroves

Ingredients

• 1 1 to 8 cooked bone-in ham (6 to 8 lbs.)
• 1 1 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 3 3 TBS maple syrup
• 1 1 1 tsp. ground mustard
• 3 3 3 TBS cornstarch
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1 1 cup cold water
• 1 1 1 can (15 oz.) pitted dark sweet cherries, undrained
• 2 2 2 TBS lemon juice
• 1 1 1 tsp almond extract

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place ham on a rack in a roasting pan. Using a sharp knife, score surface of the ham with 1/4-inch cutsboil. Cook and stir until thicke in a diamond pattern. Mix brown sugar, syrup and mustard, rub over ham and press into cuts. Bake, covered until a thermometer reads 140 degrees, 1 1/4-2 hours.

In a small saucepan, mix cornstarch, sugar and water until smooth. Add cherries, bring to a boil. Cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice and extract. Serve warm with ham.