MOLASSES GLAZE FOR HOLIDAY HAM
From my Aunt Alta's recipe collection. My first memory of my Aunt Alta is visiting at her house in Illinois when I was a young girl, when she served us a huge holiday ham dinner(even though we were visiting her in the summer). I had never had a ham before, since my mother never served pork dishes in our house. I loved it and now I make a holiday ham for Christmas each year. She decorated the ham with pineapple rings and maraschino cherries place into the center of each ring,using whole cloves to pin them into place. I am guessing on the size of the ham here - her instructions were only for a half ham or a whole ham. Since the ham is to be a precooked one, the cook time is really just to fully heat the ham and cook the glaze, so use the appropriate heating time that your ham wrapper indicates for the size ham you have purchased. If your wrapper suggests a different temperature as well, then use that temperature, adjusting it to fit the recipe temp only after adding the glaze. I recently inherited my Aunt's recipes, and this was buried in her recipe files, splattered and crinkled and torn at the edges. She originally got the recipe from the back of a molasses bottle. I serve this with a hot fruit sauce on the side as a "gravy."
Provided by HeatherFeather
Categories Ham
Time 3h15m
Yield 24-32 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
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Angela Gumbar
[email protected]I made this glaze for my Christmas ham and it was a huge hit. Everyone loved it!
Muhammad Amani
[email protected]This glaze is a great way to dress up a holiday ham. It's also very easy to make.
Raju Ahaamed
[email protected]I've been looking for a good molasses glaze recipe for a while now. This one is perfect! It's simple to make and it tastes delicious.
Bomb Miner100
[email protected]This glaze is so easy to make and it adds so much flavor to the ham. I highly recommend it.
Ramto Lukman
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of ham, but this glaze made it taste amazing. I'll definitely be making this again.
Ram Ji
[email protected]This is the best molasses glaze I've ever had. It's the perfect balance of sweet and savory.
Colas Faith
[email protected]I made this glaze for my Christmas ham and it was a huge hit. Everyone loved it!
Kanon Carter
[email protected]This glaze is a great way to dress up a holiday ham. It's also very easy to make.
Mlungu Da Lurh
[email protected]I've been looking for a good molasses glaze recipe for a while now. This one is perfect! It's simple to make and it tastes delicious.
Nickson Mwenda
[email protected]This glaze is so easy to make and it adds so much flavor to the ham. I highly recommend it.
Aweys Shair
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of ham, but this glaze made it taste amazing. I'll definitely be making this again.
Quadri Marvellous
[email protected]This glaze is a keeper! It's going to be my go-to recipe for holiday hams from now on.
william tennessee
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and my ham turned out perfectly. The glaze was delicious and the ham was moist and juicy.
Faith Matuva
[email protected]This glaze is a great way to add some extra flavor to your holiday ham. It's also very easy to make.
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[email protected]I've tried many molasses glazes before, but this one is by far the best. It's easy to make and it always turns out perfect.
Ady Orta
[email protected]This glaze was a hit at our holiday dinner! It added a beautiful shine and a delicious flavor to the ham.