Recipes 38: Maple Glazed Ham

INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
6 - to 9-pound fully-cooked bone-in spiral ham
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 3/4 cups Swanson® Chicken Stock
1/4 teaspoons dried thyme leaves, crushed
1/8 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup chopped shallot


DIRECTIONS:
1. Stir 2 tablespoons syrup and 1 tablespoon mustard in a small bowl.
2. Place the ham into a roasting pan and cover loosely with foil. Bake at 325°F. for 1 hour 30 minutes.
3. Brush the ham with the syrup mixture and and bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until the ham is heated through, brushing occasionally with the syrup mixture.
4. Stir the cornstarch, stock, thyme, black pepper, remaining syrup and remaining mustard in a small bowl until the mixture is smooth.
5. Heat the butter in a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook until they're tender. Stir the cornstarch mixture in the skillet. Cook and stir until the mixture boils and thickens. Serve with the ham.
(Serves 12)