It’s Easter morning, a rather large ham is sitting on your counter and you’re probably wondering how the heck you’re going to cook it. Of course, you could use the package of mystery “add water” glaze ingredients that are included with some hams. However, I promise that it couldn’t be easier to make your own glaze, with the sweetness of brown sugar and flavor of oranges.
The beauty of a baked ham is that it doesn’t truly have to be cooked because it is already smoked. All that is required is heating the ham in the oven, then glazing it in the last ten minutes.
A trick that I learned from my mum when growing up is to score the ham, then insert whole cloves into the intersection of the cross cuts. This infuses an extra layer of flavor into the ham…just don’t forget to remove the cloves before slicing and serving.
Head to allParenting for the recipe.
If you’re looking for some side dish recipes, here are a couple of my favorites:
Spaghetti Squash with Apples & Toasted Pecans
5-Ingredient Asparagus with Curry Sauce
Or have a little fun in the kitchen with this tutorial on How to: Decorate Cookies.
Happy Easter to all of you!
Sommer@ASpicyPerspective says
That’s it! I’m coming to your house for Easter!!
kirsten@FarmFreshFeasts says
Dara,
Those cookies look so cute!
My mom just scored a meatloaf yesterday, and did it so prettily too. Of course I don’t remember her ever scoring anything prettily when we were growing up, but there’s a first time for everything. And I got a photo of her 82 yr old hands doing it . . . which I treasure.
Thanks for a delicious-looking recipe. I admit the ham is sitting in the fridge, though we won’t cook it until after Easter since we’ll eat out. So I can gather my supplies!
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
Just plain gorgeous! I’ve never made a ham but now I want to 🙂
Shawn @ I Wash You Dry says
Love the tip about the cloves! The glaze sounds fantastic too! 🙂
Cherie Thomas says
My husband makes Ham like this except he uses Coca Cola instead of Orange flavor. My mother was a terrific cook and she raved about the Ham he made!
Tieghan says
This is beautiful!
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com says
Looks like Easter is another tasty event at your place this year! Yum 🙂
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
That glaze is perfection!
Nutmeg Nanny says
Oh, those cookies are adorable and that ham looks absolutely divine 🙂 hope you had a Happy Easter!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
What a gorgeous ham! Easter is over and all but I’d gladly make this any day of the week!
ashley - baker by nature says
Although Easter is now past, I would seriously make and eat a ham like this year round!
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