Recipe - Sweet Mustard and Cinnamon Christmas Ham

Sweet Mustard and Cinnamon Christmas Ham by Foodland Recipe Kitchen

Preparation Time: 20 Minutes
Cooking Time: 2½ Hours Allow 20 Minutes per kilo
Serves: 12-15

Ingredients

  • 1 Full Leg Barossa Fine Foods Smoked Ham on bone, approximately 8 - 9 kg
  • 1 cup Dijon mustard
  • 1¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp ground cinnamon

Equipment

  • Rack Tray
  • Paper Towel
  • Baking Tray
  • Baking Paper

Instructions

1. To prepare the ham ready to glaze, score skin around the base of the knuckle. Starting at the opposite end of the leg, slide your fingers under the skin and gently lift skin away from the fat, leaving the fat intact.

2. You can remove some fat if required.

3. Place the ham on a rack over a tray and pat dry with paper towel.

4. Preheat the oven to 130°C.

5. Generously brush prepared ham with Dijon mustard, then scatter and pat on the brown sugar, sprinkle cinnamon over the brown sugar.

6. Place prepared ham on rack, over a deep baking tray lined with baking paper.

7. Bake in oven for approximately 2½ hours, check browning, and adjust oven temperature if required. Continue to bake until golden and caramelised.

8. Serve immediately with a selection of fruit relishes –sour cherry and orange fits the festive theme.