Southern Easter Ham

 

Easter Ham with Bourbon Brown Sugar glaze : 

• 3/4 to 1 1/2 C Bourbon
• 1 Tbsp ground mustard
• 2 C dark brown sugar

• Your oven temp. will depend on your ham, boneless, bone-in etc.. follow the directions on your ham package.
• Place your ham fat side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Lightly score the fat about 1 inch apart.. pour 3/4 C bourbon whiskey over ham and pour 1 C water in the bottom of the roasting pan.
• Cover tightly with foil or a roasting pan lid and bake ham as directed.
• Mix brown sugar, mustard and remaining bourbon in a bowl to create a paste, set aside.
• When you have 40 minutes left for your ham, pull the ham out of the oven and remove the foil/lid. Slather the paste onto the ham, use a spoon or basting tool and drizzle the juices from the roasting pan over the ham.
• Cover the ham and place it back into the oven for the remaining amount of time.
• Pull the ham out of the oven, allow it to cool and then slice.