Simple Baked Ham

Ingredients

• 2 cups apple juice divided
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar dark
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard 
• 8 pound 3%-less-sodium smoked fully cooked

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• kitchen thermometer
• aluminum foil
• dutch oven
• cutting board
• broiler pan

Directions

1. Place ham in a large Dutch oven or stockpot. Cover with water to 2 inches above ham; cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
2. Drain; rinse well with warm water.
3. Drain.
4. Preheat oven to 32
5. Trim fat and rind from ham. Score outside of ham in a diamond pattern; stud with cloves.
6. Place ham, skin side down, on the rack of a broiler pan coated with cooking spray.
7. Place rack in pan; pour 1 cup apple juice over ham. Cover ham loosely with foil.
8. Bake at 325 for 2 1/2 hours, basting occasionally with remaining 1 cup apple juice.
9. Remove ham from oven (do not turn oven off); uncover ham.
10. Combine sugar and mustard; brush over ham.
11. Bake, uncovered, at 325 for 30 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 14
12. Place ham on a cutting board; cover and let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
13. Cut a small serving of ham into bite-sized pieces.
14. Serve the pieces of ham with a fork or as finger food with side dishes.