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Aunt Carol's Apricot-Glazed Ham

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Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Yield: 15 servings

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Is it a holiday? Special occasion? Or are you simply desiring the pure bliss those fun events bring? Well, Aunt Carol's Apricot-Glazed Ham must be the center of your celebration feast. This might sound like an intimidating main to make but it's actually quite easy! And the sweet, apricot-glazed results are tasty enough to serve at a fancy Sunday dinner yet simple enough to make on a regular Thursday. You get to experience the tastiness of a juicy ham plus the serotonin sharing a meal together brings and both are something to celebrate! Aunt Carol's Apricot-Glazed Ham always brings delicious and joyous times, no matter what time of year it is!

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Ingredients

  • 1 (6-8-pound) ham, bone-in, fully cooked
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 3 tablespoons ground mustard
  • whole cloves, to taste
  • 1/2 cup apricot preserves

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Step 2 -Place a wire rack in a shallow roasting pan.

Step 3 -Place the ham on the wire rack, then use a sharp knife to score 1/2-inch-deep cuts in a diamond pattern over its entire surface.

Step 4 -In a small bowl, add the brown sugar and the ground mustard and mix to combine.

Step 5 -Evenly rub the brown sugar mixture over the ham's surface.

Step 6 -Stud the cloves into the crosscuts on the ham's surface to form a pattern around the top and the sides.

Step 7 -Bake the ham, uncovered, for 1 hour.

Step 8 -Transfer the roasting pan to a wire rack and evenly spread the apricot preserves over the top of the ham.

Step 9 -Transfer the roasting pan to the oven and bake the glazed ham until it reaches an internal temperature of 140 degrees F, about 15-30 minutes.

Step 10 -Slice the ham and serve.

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