Honey Ham

I keep thinking about Easter coming up and eating ham. It just sounded so yummy and I decided that I just couldn't wait. This is such an easy recipe. You will honestly never again buy one of those pricey hams from the retailer-who-shall-remain-nameless (but y'all know who I am talking about)! I have used several different ham sizes and I just follow the package recommendations for cooking if it's larger or smaller than the recipe. Yum, I'm still thinking about this ham.

Honey Ham

adapted from Allrecipes.com

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Serving: 15

Ingredients

5 lb spiral sliced ham 

1/4 tsp ground cloves

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 cup honey

2/3 cup butter

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325.

In a small saucepan over medium heat combine the cloves, sugar, honey and butter. Once well combined, turn heat to low. You want to keep this warm while the ham is cooking.

Place the ham in foil lined pan and brush the glaze over the ham. Continue to baste the ham every 15-20 minutes while it is cooking. In the last 5 minutes, turn the oven broiler on to caramelize the glaze and form a nice crust. 

Enjoy!

Hot Ham & Cheese Slices

These were so yummy! Hubby raved about them. It's a great twist on hot sandwiches and they are very easy to make. You could even change it up with the types of meat and cheese. I used swiss slices, but they didn't melt too well. Next time, I will be trying it with shredded swiss and patting the ham down to reduce some of the moisture.

Hot Ham and Cheese Slices

adapted from Taste of Home

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 TBS Dijon mustard

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed

1/4 to 1/3 lb of thinly sliced ham

1/4 to 1/3 lb sliced Swiss cheese

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400.

Unfold the pastry sheet and roll it out until it's thin. Almost paper thin, but not so thin that it's completely transparent and ripping. 

Spread the mustard all over the dough. On half of the sheet, put down a layer of cheese, top with ham and then additional cheese. Fold the other half of the sheet over the cheese and ham and seal the edges. I sort of rolled and then pinched my edges together. 

Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. I wouldn't recommend foil unless it's the non-stick kind. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes and then slice with a serrated knife. 

Enjoy!