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Easy Christmas maple-glazed ham recipe

Name: Christmas ham glaze recipe: our ultimate maple glaze
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4-5 kg whole leg ham on the bone; 30 cloves; 1 1/4 firmly packed cups (250g) brown sugar; 2 teaspoons mustard powder; 1/4 cup (60ml) verjuice (see note); 1/4 cup (60ml) maple syrup

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Make this traditional Christmas maple-glazed ham recipe that comes with a summer twist part of your Christmas menu this year.

4-5 kg whole leg ham on the bone
30 cloves
1 1/4 firmly packed cups (250g) brown sugar
2 teaspoons mustard powder
1/4 cup (60ml) verjuice (see note)
1/4 cup (60ml) maple syrup

Method

1.

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2.

Remove the skin from the ham, leaving the fat on. Score fat in a diamond pattern, then press 1 clove into each diamond.
3.

Sit the ham on a rack in a large roasting pan. Fill pan with 3cm warm water (this will prevent glaze from burning as it drips).
4.

Combine the brown sugar, mustard powder, verjuice and maple syrup in a saucepan over low heat, gently whisking to dissolve the mustard.
5.

Brush some glaze over ham and bake for 45 minutes, basting 4 or 5 times with remaining glaze, until heated through and glazed. Rest for 20 minutes before serving.