Honey-Glazed Baked Ham (Crowd Size)

Steps

• 1

  Place ham, fat side up, on rack in shallow roasting. Insert meat thermometer into ham surface at a slight angle or through the end of the ham so tip is in center of thickest part of ham and does not touch bone or fat.
• 2

  Roast 12 to 16 minutes per pound in 325ºF oven or until thermometer reads 120ºF.
• 3

  Remove ham from oven. Pour drippings from pan. Remove any skin from ham. Cut fat surface of ham lightly in uniform diamond shapes; insert whole clove in each diamond.
• 4

  Mix honey, mustard and ground cloves; brush on ham. Roast uncovered about 20 minutes longer or until thermometer reads 135°F.
• 5

  Cover ham with tent of aluminum foil and let stand about 10 minutes or until thermometer reads 140ºF.