Baked Spring Ham with Apricot Glaze
Recipe from The Food Channel

This caramelized brown sugar and apricot glazed ham is studded with whole cloves and will fill your kitchen with a wonderfully rich and spicy aroma.


Baked Spring Ham with Apricot Glaze

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Servings: Serves 16
Prep Time: 20 mins
Related Categories: Brown Sugar Glazed Ham, Glazed Ham
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 
    (10 to 12 pound) uncooked, smoked, bone-in ham
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  • 8 1/2  ounces
    apricot jam
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  • 1/2  cup
    Dijon mustard
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  • 1  cup
    ight brown sugar, packed
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    Zest of 1 orange
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  • 1/4  cup
    fresh squeezed orange juice
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    Whole cloves
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Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
2.
Line sheet pan with foil. Place ham on foil fat side up. Wrap well with a second piece of foil and bake 3 hours. Remove from oven.
3.
To prepare glaze, combine apricot jam, mustard, brown sugar, orange zest and orange juice; whisk to blend.
4.
Unwrap ham and with a large sharp knife, trim away rind and all but 1/4-inch of fat. Score fat in diamond pattern, about 3/4-inches apart. Stud ham with whole cloves in decorative pattern.
5.
Spoon glaze over ham and bake, uncovered, an additional hour; basting every 15 minutes.
6.
Let rest on cutting board until ready to carve.

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