Honey-Bourbon Glazed Ham

Ingredients

• 1 (9 1/4-lb.) fully cooked, bone-in ham
• 40 whole cloves
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar $
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup bourbon $
• 1/3 cup Creole mustard
• 1/3 cup molasses

Preparation

1. 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Remove skin from ham, and trim fat to 1/4-inch thickness. Make shallow cuts in fat 1 inch apart in a diamond pattern; insert cloves in centers of diamonds. Place ham in an aluminum foil-lined 13- x 9-inch pan.
2. 2. Stir together brown sugar and next 4 ingredients; spoon over ham.
3. 3. Bake at 350° on lowest oven rack 2 hours and 30 minutes, basting with pan juices every 30 minutes. Shield ham with foil after 1 hour to prevent excessive browning. Remove ham from oven, and let stand 30 minutes.
4. TRY THIS TWIST!
5. Honey-Bourbon Boneless Glazed Ham: Substitute 1 (4-lb.) smoked, fully cooked boneless ham for bone-in. Reduce cloves to 3 (do not insert into ham). Stir together brown sugar mixture as directed in Step 2; stir in cloves. Place ham in a foil-lined 13- x 9-inch pan. Pour sauce over ham. Bake as directed, reducing bake time to 1 hour and basting every 30 minutes. Makes 10 servings. Hands-on time: 10 min.; Total time: 1 hr., 10 min.