Apricot Or Plum-spiced Glazed Ham

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (just use a small amount cayenne!)
• 1 (8 lb) smoked ham, half (use a fully-cooked ham)
• 1 (12 ounce) can cola drink
• 1 (8 ounce) jar apricot preserves
• 1/3 cup orange juice

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 prepare a greased shallow roasting pan.
• 3 score fat on the ham in a diamond pattern.
• 4 in a small bowl mix the first 7 spices together (or 6 if omitted the cayenne pepper) then sprinkle on the ham (make certain that the ham is covered evenly with the spices).
• 5 place the ham in the roasting pan/dish.
• 6 pour the cola into the pan.
• 7 cover the ham with foil and bake for 1 hour.
• 8 uncover and bake for 15 minutes more.
• 9 in a bowl stir together the preserves with orange juice.
• 10 after the 75 minutes of cooking, spoon about 3/4 cup of the glaze over the ham, and continue to bake uncovered for another 15 minutes or until a thermometer reaches 140 degrees.
• 11 let stand for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
• 12 serve with remaining glaze.