Easter Dinner is Incomplete Without A Honey Baked Ham

Easter dinner just wouldn't feel right without baking the honey baked ham recipe that follows. If your family is anything like mine, the tradition of eating ham for Easter Dinner go way back many many years.

Baked ham served along side your favorite sides dishes such as potato salad, collard greens, cornbread, oven fresh rolls, peach cobbler and sweet tea will result in some good eating.

Any well thoughtout Traditional Easter Dinner will most definitely feature honey baked-ham along side some well cooked side items. With that being said, here is just one of many recipes for baked ham, along with links to web pages containing recipes for popular side dishes that will go along with your baked ham.

Baked Ham Recipe

1 - 8 to 10 pound smoked ham
whole cloves

Glaze for Baked Ham

1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup orange juice
1 cup packed light brown sugar

Cooking Directions

Preheat oven according to package cooking directions. Place ham fat side up on the rack of a shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer through fat side into center of thickest part of the ham, but don't let it touch the bone.

Bake ham according to package directions. About 1/2 hour before ham is done prepare glaze by combining ingredients and mixing well. Next remove ham from oven and pour off drippings. Peel away any rind that is left on ham and score ham with a sharp knife.

While scoring make diamond shaped cuts. Insert a clove into each diamond. Spread ham generously with glaze and return to oven. After applying glaze, bake until desired internal temperature is reached.

Remove ham from oven and allow to stand for about 20 minutes before slicing. If desired, remaining glaze can be poured over sliced ham.

Makes 10 to 12 servings.

Side Dishes

Potato Salad
Collard Greens
Corn Bread
Peach Cobbler
Sweet Tea
Homemade Lemonade

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