Baked Ham with Brown Sugar-Orange Glaze

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

• tip 1
  If you have leftover ham, freeze it for future soups, salads or sandwiches. Stored in an airtight container, frozen ham will keep up to two months.
• tip 2
  The traditional crosshatch pattern you see on many hams isn’t there just for decorative purposes (although it does bake up awfully pretty). Those cuts allow the glaze you’re brushing on to penetrate further into the ham so that the flavor is richer. While it’s not an essential step and your ham will still turn out tasty without the hatching, give it a try and see if you notice a difference! Learn more about the best techniques in our article on How to Glaze a Ham.
• tip 3
  The ingredients in this glaze are all doing different jobs that result in well-rounded and balanced flavor. The sweetness of the brown sugar is a counterpoint to the inherent saltiness of a ham while the acid of the orange and mustard (which contains another acid, vinegar) cut through the richness of sugar and ham to add dimensional flavor.