Christmas Honey Praline Ham Recipes

PRALINE GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 275 degrees.
• Wrap ham completely in heavy duty aluminum foil and place in a roasting pan.
• If ham is not sliced, use a knife to cut a crosshatch pattern, only going about 1/4-inch deep. This will help keep the glaze on the ham.
• Bake for about 2 1/2 hours. The ham is already fully cooked, but you want it to reach an internal temperature of 120 degrees.
• Combine all ingredients for glaze in a medium bowl and mix well.
• Remove ham from oven and raise oven temp to 400 degrees.
• Brush glaze all over ham, being sure to get a little between the slices.
• Place ham back in oven for 10 minutes. You can keep it loosely wrapped in foil or pull the foil down and away from the ham.
• Remove ham from oven, baste again and place ham under broiler for a few minutes to get glaze golden brown.

OLD FASHIONED GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Put oven rack in the middle of the oven.
• In a small bowl, mix together the Dijon mustard, brown sugar, and thyme.
• Put the ham in a large roasting pan, fat side up. Rub the ham with mustard glaze. Pour the pineapple juice into the bottom of the pan. Put the ham in the oven and bake for 2 hours, brushing every 20 minutes with the pineapple juice. Remove the ham from the oven.
• Turn oven to 400 degrees F.
• Using toothpicks, decoratively adhere the pineapple rings around the ham and put a cherry in the center of the pineapple ring. Sprinkle the pineapple rings lightly with brown sugar. Return to the oven, uncovered, and bake until the pineapples turn a light golden brown. Remove from the oven to a serving platter and let rest for 15 minutes before slicing.

BOURBON AND PRALINE HAM

Steps:

• Score the skin and fat of the ham and rub surface liberally with bourbon. Place in the smallest baking pan that will hold it and pour remaining bourbon over the top. Marinate 2-3 hours, basting every 30 minutes. Pour off excess bourbon and reserve. Bake ham, skin-side up, in 325º oven as directed on label.
• Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in reserved bourbon, maple syrup, brown sugar and ground pecans. Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Brush glaze over ham several times during baking. Decorate with pecan halves and bake 15 to 20 minutes longer.