Baked Ham

Name: Baked Ham
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); 14 cup brown sugar, firmly packed; 2 tablespoons butter, melted; 12 teaspoon ground allspice; 12 teaspoon ground cloves; 12 teaspoon ground mace; 14 teaspoon black pepper; 14 cup water (more or less); 10 lbs ham, smoked and fully-cooked; 1 egg, beaten; 14 cup breadcrumbs, fine and dry (again, not Italian); 3 tablespoons sugar

12 ingredients

10 steps

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)
14 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tablespoons butter, melted
12 teaspoon ground allspice
12 teaspoon ground cloves
12 teaspoon ground mace
14 teaspoon black pepper
14 cup water (more or less)
10 lbs ham, smoked and fully-cooked
1 egg, beaten
14 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.
2

Gradually add the water, adding just enough to blend.
3

Set aside.
4

Slice the skin from the ham.
5

Score the fat on the ham in a diamond design, making 2-inch slits, 2 inches apart.
6

Press reserved breadcrumb mixture into the slits.
7

Brush the ham with the egg; sprinkle with 1/4 cup breadcrumbs and the sugar.
8

Place the ham, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
9

Insert a meat thermometer, making sure it does not touch fat or bone.
10

Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until the meat thermometer registers 140 degrees.