Honey Baked Ham Recipe for the palate that knows the finest comes to those who choose the best. A honey baked ham recipe has honey in it and not just any honey, NO SUBSTITUTE, use real honey! Choosing a ham is of equal importance before you start on this holiday delight.

If you know that each pound of ham with bone-in will accommodate 3 to 4 servings, and you like a spiral cut for ease and presentation of serving, then remove all the guessing and buy a pre-smoked spiral cut ham that weighs enough to serve all of your guests. Ask your butcher to recommend a brand of ham that is most popular by taste. The cheapest is not always the finest table fare. You have met the greatest of criteria to prepare your honey baked ham recipe.

The holiday hams are notoriously dry. Throw away all instructions for cooking your ham. Place the whole clove completely within the spiral cuts even with the outside of the ham, evenly spaced over the entire ham. Now get a baking bag, found in the baking supply isle and sometimes found near food storage bags, (“ziplock”), that will accommodate the weight (size) of your ham. Flour the bag with 1 tablespoon of flour, hold closed and shake. Insert the ham in the bag. Place the bagged ham in a baking dish Lay the ham fat side up in the dish. Drizzle half of the liquid star thistle honey glaze over the ham (help by opening the spiral to allow honey glaze to flow inside as well as out of the ham, then close and secure the bag with supplied tie. Pour in one can of chicken broth directly into the ban bottom, (not over the ham) so that the ham is sitting in the broth. Poke the bag 5 to 10 times on top (small holes, ice pick or two pronged serving fork) of bag. Start your honey baked ham recipe by baking the ham for 13 minutes per pound in the plastic oven bag, (The box containing the baking bag MUST say OVEN BAG, or BAKING BAG, IF IT DOES NOT, DON”T USE IT! Cook the honey ham in 325 degree oven.

The question is: Can I use an uncut ham to make the honey baked ham recipe?
Answer: Yes you can, choosing a ham is harder unless you know that the upper part of the ham carves easier and has more meat on it. Carve the ham after cooking time has 30 minutes left to cook. Dry-Cured Ham, Wet-Cured Ham, Boiled Ham and Uncooked Ham should all be avoided when preparing the honey baked ham recipe.

• Whole or half smoked ham, (usually fully cooked)
• Baking bag, large (19″ x 23 ½”) for whole ham, small, (14″x20″) for a half ham
• 1/4 cup whole cloves
• 1/4 cup dark corn syrup
• 2 cups Star Thistle Honey
• 2/3 cup unsalted butter
• 15 oz. chicken broth

Heat the above mixture in a double boiler (do not boil). Keep warm on stove top.
Dry Glaze
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• pinch of allspice
• pinch of ginger

Remove from oven 30 minutes before baking time is complete. Carefully cut the top of the bag so that it is removed down to the top of the baking pan. Now drizzle half of the remaining star thistle honey glaze.

In 15 minutes baste again with remainder of honey glaze. Replace for remaining time if you have a baker’s propane torch.

I f you do not have the baker’s torch, sprinkle the Dry Glaze over the ham and place under the “broiler” for last 10 minutes.

If you do have a baker’s torch (used to caramelize sugar, as in browning the meringue on pies), apply the dry glaze after the cooking time is up with the ham out of the oven (on top of the stove). Use the propane torch to slightly caramelize the honey and dry glaze. You are now ready to serve. Fine Honey Baked Ham Recipe, includes only real honey. Star thistle honey, a fine choice for honey baked ham or gourmet honey treats.

HONEY BAKED HAM recipe and ingredients:

• Large ham
• ½ cup star thistle honey
• ½ cup cooking wine (red sherry, dry white wine)
• 5 crushed cloves
• ½ cup dark molasses (or dark cane syrup)
• juice of ½ of a lemon
• Splash of Worcestershire sauce
•

Remove fat from the ham. Combine glaze ingredients in saucepan and bringing to boil. Drizzle half the glaze over ham the night before.
Bake the honey baked ham at 275 degrees for 5 hours keeping the ham covered for the first 2 hours. Thereafter uncover the honey ham and baste every hour, make sure to turn ham and baste on all sides. Glaze generously,slice and serve.
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Honey Baked Hams are the number one holiday favorite meat dish that is replacing turkey and beef. Honey baked hams in most cases will be present in addition to the traditional meats. The honey baked ham has made huge strides in popularity due to the HoneyBaked chain that and has become famous for a delicious honey baked ham, spiral and best of all it uses real honey! It has been discovered that this chain store receives their hams uncut to the local store. The honey baked ham is cut and held just for you while you wait in an hour long holiday line. The ham is brought up to temperature, spiral cut and then glazed on the spot. Here is a recipe that will produce a very similar taste in your home without the wait. Fruit juice baste and a glaze of honey and brown sugar makes this recipe a favorite copy cat honey baked ham recipe…

• 7 lb fully cooked, spiral cut smoked ham
• 1/2 cup blackberry honey• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup juice pear
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 ° F. Place ham, cut end down, in a large broiler or baking pan. Mix orange juice and pear nectar in a bowl. Bake ham for 15 minutes basting frequently with juices.
Mix blackberry honey and brown sugar together in a small bowl.
Brush honey glaze mixture over ham and bake for another hour or until internal temperature reads 140 °F.

Honey Baked Ham stores uses a chef’s butane torch to caramelize the glaze to a crust. A liberal amount of honey glaze and brown sugar brushed over the ham after the internal temperature is up will allow the torch to caramelize the ham quickly. Slight crust is desirable.

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