Apricot-Bourbon Glazed Ham

 

1/2

cup apricot preserves

2

teaspoons ground ginger

1/4

cup bourbon or pineapple juice

6- to 8-lb fully cooked smoked bone-in ham

• 1 Heat oven to 325°F. In small bowl, mix preserves, ginger and bourbon until smooth.
• 2 Place ham on rack in shallow roasting pan. Make cuts about 1/2 inch apart and 1/4 inch deep in diamond pattern around top and sides of ham. Brush with 3 tablespoons of the preserves mixture. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer in thickest part of ham.
• 3 Bake uncovered 45 minutes. Brush remaining preserves mixture over ham. Bake about 45 minutes longer or until thermometer reads 140°F. Remove ham from oven, cover with tent of foil and let stand 10 to 15 minutes for easier carving.