Baked Ham With Brown Sugar And Apple Glaze


This is an outstanding ham recipe and has become a family favorite! the ham can even be fully cooked, covered and refrigerated up to 2 days ahead of time, and you can prepare the glaze a day ahead also. Remember save the bone from the ham and freeze for pea soup! purchase a butt-portion ham (water-added) that is wrapped in heavy plastic for this, the butt is the best! cooking time is for the last stage of cooking the ham, prep time includes the first cooking of the ham and making the sauce.

Steps


Set oven to 325 degrees.
Place the ham in a roasting pan and bake until a thermometer reads 150f.
Cool the ham completely.
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.
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 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.
Transfer to a platter to serve.
Delicious !.

Ingredients


bone-in ham, apple cider, dried apples, brown sugar, cider vinegar, dijon mustard