Christmas Ham With Mustard Molasses Glaze And Breadcrumb Crust Recipes

DOUBLE MUSTARD AND HERB CRUSTED HAM

Steps:

• Let the ham sit at room temperature 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Trim off any skin from the ham if needed. Score the ham through the fat in a diagonal crosshatch pattern without cutting into the meat. Place the ham, flat-side down, on a rack in a roasting pan. Pour 1/4 inch of water into the bottom of the pan. Roast the ham until it reaches an internal temperature of about 130 degrees F, about 2 1/2 hours or 15 minutes per pound.
• Meanwhile, mix the mustards and honey together in a small bowl. Mix together the breadcrumbs, parsley, thyme and olive oil together in another bowl.
• Remove the ham from the oven when it has reached 130 degrees F internally. Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F. Spoon or brush the mustard mixture all over the ham. Carefully pat the crumbs all over the ham. Add water as needed to the bottom of the pan. Return the ham to the oven and roast until the breadcrumbs are golden brown, about 25 minutes more.

GLAZED BRUNCH HAM WITH MUSTARD & MOLASSES

Steps:

• Remove the heavy rind from the ham leaving about 1/2 inch of white fat.
• Score the fat diagonally into diamonds.
• Insert a whole clove in each diamond.
• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Combine, sugar, molasses, mustard, allspice, cinnamon & vinegar.
• Using a brush coat the ham well& evenly with the glaze.
• Sprinkle the ham with the bread crumbs so all is covered evenly.
• Use an open roaster lined with foil, and place the ham in it.
• Carefully pour the apple juice around the ham.
• Roast for 1 1/2 hours or until heated through and golden.
• Remove from oven and rest for 20 minutes before slicing.

CHRISTMAS HAM WITH MUSTARD MOLASSES GLAZE AND BREADCRUMB CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Whisk spicy brown mustard, mild flavored molasses and ground cloves in small bowl to blend. Trim rind and excess fat from ham, leaving 1/4" thick layer of fat. Using sharp knife, score top of ham in 1/3" deep diamond pattern. Place ham on rack set in large roasting pan. Bake ham 45 minutes. Brush 1/3 mustard glaze over ham. Bake 15 minutes. Brush with another 1/3 of glaze. Cover ham loosely with foil; bake 30 minutes. Uncover; brush remaining glaze over. Press breadcrumbs onto glaze on ham. Increase oven temperature to 450. Bake ham uncovered until breadcrumbs are golden, about 20-25 minutes. Transfer to platter. Serve warm or let stand up to 2 hours at room temperature.

CHRISTMAS HAM WITH MUSTARD MIX

Steps:

• For the Ham: Put water in a pot and cover, bring to a boil. Take the foam off the top. Let simmer for 4 hours. Let ham sit in broth over night, covered in refrigerator.
• For the Mustard Mix: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk ingredients well and brush the mix on the ham. Bake the ham for 30 minutes or until the mustard crust is golden brown.

MOLASSES GLAZE FOR HOLIDAY HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Remove rind from ham and score the fat with a sharp kife, creating diamond shapes all over the surface.
• Stud ham with cloves (and pineapple & cherries, if desired- attach with either toothpicks or cloves).
• Place ham in roasting pan so that the wide flat cut side is down.
• 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).
• 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.
• TIP: Do not baste ham with pan drippings as this will make the glaze look dull.
• Once ham is cooked, let rest 10 minutes before carving.
• Do not eat the cloves- they provide flavoring as they bake, but should be discarded after cooking.