Apricot Glazed Ham

Apricot Glazed Ham

Ingredients:

1 (10 pound) ham

cloves

2/3 cup apricot jam

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup dijon mustard

1 orange, zested


Directions:

Place the ham cut side down in a large baking pan and cover in foil.

Bake in a preheated 250F oven until a meat thermometer read 130F, about 3 hours.

Cut crisscrosses around the ham in 1 inch intervals and stud the ham with cloves in the intersections.

Mix the apricot jam, brown sugar, mustard and orange zest and glaze the ham with 1/4 of it.

Continue to bake the ham until it reaches 140F, about and hour, basting every 15 minutes.

Remove from oven and let rest before carving.

Sweet Onion Dip

Sweet Onion Dip

Ingredients:

1 (4 ounce) package of cream cheese (softened)

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano, grated

1/2 cup sweet onion, chopped

pepper to taste


Directions:

Mix everything. place it in a baking dish and bake in a preheated 350F oven until the top is nice and browned, about 30-50 minutes.