Apricot Baked Ham Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
1/2 each fully cooked ham with bone
20 each whole cloves
1/2 cup apricot preserves
3 tbsp dry mustard
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
Recipe Preparation
Score the surface of the ham with shallow diamond-shaped cuts. Insert
cloves in cuts. Combine preserves and mustard; spread over ham. Pat
brown sugar over apricot mixture. Place ham on a rack in a roasting
pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes per pound or until ham is
heated through and thermometer reads 140 degrees.
Servings: 12
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