Molasses Glaze For Holiday Ham

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 (8 -12 lb) precooked ham, bone-in (whole or half)
• 20 whole cloves, as needed
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1/2 cup molasses (brer rabbit)
• pineapple ring, as needed (optional)
• maraschino cherry (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 remove rind from ham and score the fat with a sharp kife, creating diamond shapes all over the surface.
• 3 stud ham with cloves (and pineapple & cherries, if desired- attach with either toothpicks or cloves).
• 4 place ham in roasting pan so that the wide flat cut side is down.
• 5 bake 2 1/2-3 hours for a whole ham, 1 3/4-2 hours for a half ham (or use the heating instructions provided on your ham wrapper, changing the cook temp if necessary as well).
• 6 mix dry mustard powder with the molasses and brush all over ham 30 minutes before the ham is done, returning ham to oven to contiune cooking at 325°f.
• 7 tip: do not baste ham with pan drippings as this will make the glaze look dull.
• 8 once ham is cooked, let rest 10 minutes before carving.
• 9 do not eat the cloves- they provide flavoring as they bake, but should be discarded after cooking.