Maple Baked Ham

Total Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 -6 lb cooked ham shank (or ham butt) or 5 lbs boneless cooked ham
• 1 cup real maple syrup or 3/4 cup maple-flavored pancake syrup
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 cup water
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 have ready a foil-lined shallow roasting pan fitted with a rack. place ham on rack and bake about 1 hour.
• 3 pour juices into a 1 quart saucepan and place in freezer about 10 minutes to cool (so fat congeals).
• 4 pour syrup over ham and return to oven. bake 1/2 hour longer, basting once with syrup from pan.
• 5 meanwhile remove saucepan from freezer. skim off and discard fat.
• 6 whisk in flour and mustard until smooth.
• 7 whisk in water and worcestershire sauce.
• 8 increase oven temperature to 375 degree and baste ham with drippings in pan.
• 9 bake about 15 minutes longer until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of meat, not touching the bone, registers 140 degree f.
• 10 remove ham to cutting board. let stand 15 minutes before carving.
• 11 add drippings from roasting pan to saucepan.
• 12 bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking often. boil gently 2 to 3 minutes until thickened.
• 13 pour drippings into gravy boat. serve with ham.