CHRISTMAS HAM WITH MUSTARD MOLASSES GLAZE AND BREADCRUMB CRUST

CHRISTMAS HAM WITH MUSTARD MOLASSES GLAZE AND BREADCRUMB CRUST image

Categories Pork Bake

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

3/4 cup spicy brown mustard
1/4 cup mild flavored (light) molasses
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 8 1/2-9 lb fully cooked smoked ham
1 1/2 cups coarse fresh breadcrumbs made from crustless French bread

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.