Apple Glazed Holiday Ham Food

APPLE CIDER-GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Score the surface of the ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep. Cover and bake at 325° for 2 hours., Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine the cider, honey, vinegar and mustard; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the butter, chili powder and apple pie spice. Set aside 1 cup for serving. , Cook the remaining sauce until thickened; spoon over ham. Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 140°, 30-35 minutes longer. Warm reserved sauce; serve with ham

APPLE-GLAZED HOLIDAY HAM

Steps:

• Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 2 hours., In a small saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. Brush ham with some of the glaze; bake 30-60 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 140°, brushing occasionally with remaining glaze.

BAKED HAM WITH BROWN SUGAR AND APPLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Set oven to 325 degrees.
• Place the ham in a roasting pan and bake until a thermometer reads 150F (about 15 minutes per pound).
• Cool the ham completely (you can cover and refrigerate the cooked ham up to 2 days ahead).
• 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 (this should take about 8-10 minutes).
• 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 (this shoud take about 5-6 minutes) 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 (about 25-30 minutes).
• Transfer to a platter to serve.
• DELICIOUS!

APPLE & HONEY GLAZE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine all ingredients.
• Spoon 3/4 mixture over ham during the last 30 minutes of baking time.
• Heat remaining sauce and serve with ham.

HOLIDAY GLAZED BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 F. Add 1/2 cup of water to the bottom of a roasting pan and place the rack on top.
• Place ham flat side down on top of the rack. Score the ham with a knife to make shallow cuts, about 1/4-inch deep. This helps the ham soak in the sweet glaze. Cover the pan with foil to keep the ham from getting overcooked and dry.
• Bake the ham covered for 2 hours until the internal temperature at the thickest part registers at 135F on a meat thermometer.
• Increase the oven temperature to 425 F.
• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, honey, mustard, apple cider, cumin powder and cinnamon. Whisk until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Remove the pan from the oven and generously brush half of the glaze over the ham to coat. Return the pan to the oven and bake uncovered for 15 minutes. Then repeat, applying the remaining glaze and baking for another 15 minutes until the ham caramelizes and turns brown.
• Transfer to a serving platter and pour pan drippings on top. Slice and serve with cranberry sauce.

HAM WITH APPLE MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Score top of ham into diamonds and stud center of each diamond with a clove. On a rack in a roasting pan bake ham in middle of oven 1 1/2 hours.
• In a small saucepan heat jelly over moderate heat, stirring, until melted and smooth. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in mustard. Spread glaze evenly on top of baked ham and bake 35 minutes more.
• Transfer ham to a platter and let stand 15 minutes. Serve ham with relishes and brandied fruits.