Baked Ham using local Honey
Baked Ham with Honey, recipe comes from American Honey Institute 1945
Equipment
- 1 meat thermometer
- 1 roasting pan
- 1 knife
- 1 glazing brush silicone
Ingredients
- 1 ham
- 1 cup honey
- whole cloves
Instructions
- Select good quality ham. Cooking time will depend on weight of ham. plan on 25 to 30 minutes per pound
- Wipe meat with damp cloth
- Place ham fat side up in roasting pan. Add no water
- Bake uncovered in slow oven (300 degrees F)
- Insert meat thermometer with the bulb at the center of the largest part
- Cook until the thermometer registers an internal temperature of 170 degrees F (25-23 minutes per pound)
- Before the ham is done, take from the oven and remove the rind
- Score the ham fat into squares
- Place whole clove in each square
- Pour a honey glaze over ham (glaze ideas: 1 cup honey--1/2 cup orange juice; 1 cup honey--1/2 cup cider; 1 cup honey--1/2 cranberry juice)
- Return to oven to finish backing - baste frequently
