Baked Ham

This is a nice ham for Easter or Christmas. The breadcrumb/brown sugar mixture pressed into the slits you make in the fat lets the flavor permeate the ham.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 15-20

Ingredients

• 1  cup  breadcrumbs, fine and dry (not italian....I usually just throw some bread in the food processor and let it sit overnight to dry)
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2  tablespoons butter, melted
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground mace
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 cup water (more or less)
• 10  lbs ham, smoked and fully-cooked
• 1  egg, beaten
• 1⁄4 cup  breadcrumbs, fine and dry (again, not Italian)
• 3  tablespoons sugar

Directions

1. Combine 1 cup breadcrumbs, brown sugar, melted butter, allspice, cloves, mace, and black pepper in a bowl; stir well. Gradually add the water, adding just enough to blend. Set aside.
2. Slice the skin from the ham. Score the fat on the ham in a diamond design, making 2-inch slits, 2 inches apart. Press reserved breadcrumb mixture into the slits.
3. Brush the ham with the egg; sprinkle with 1/4 cup breadcrumbs and the sugar.
4. Place the ham, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert a meat thermometer, making sure it does not touch fat or bone.
5. Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until the meat thermometer registers 140 degrees.