Maple Syrup Recipes : Main Dishes

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Honey Maple Ham

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 to 4 lb ham
• about 20 cloves
• ⅓ cup maple syrup
• ⅓ cup honey
• ⅓ cup orange juice
• ⅓ cup pinapple juice
• grated zest of one orange
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp dijon mustard
• pineapple slices

Preheat the oven to 325°. Score the ham in a criss-cross pattern and insert cloves approximately 1 inch apart along score lines. Bake 1½ - 2 hours, depending on weight. (Ham should cook a half-hour for every pound.)

Simmer the rest of the ingredients except the pineapple slices for 5 minutes. Brush this mixture on ham every 15 minutes during the last half-hour of baking.

Cover ham with pinapple slices during the last half hour of baking.

To make a gravy with the pan drippings, make a paste with 2 tbsp melted butter and 2 tbsp flour. Whisk into pan drippings and bring to a simmer.