Using a small paring knife, score the skin in straight lines on the diagonal and about 2 inches apart over the surface of the ham, making sure you cut just through the skin to the fat but not through the fat. Do the same thing in the other direction so you have diamond-shaped hash marks all over the ham.
Brush the glaze over the entire ham and inside the cavity; you will use about one- quarter of the glaze at this time. Put the ham skin side up on a roasting rack set inside a roasting pan. Roast the ham until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the ham registers 130° to 135°F, about 3-1/2 hours, basting the ham with the glaze about once every hour during the cooking time (you will have to warm the glaze over low heat before basting, as it will become too thick to brush on).
Take the ham out of the oven and increase the oven temperature to 400°F.
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