Honey Maple Glazed Ham and Beyond
by Jodie Fitz
Are you looking for a main dish for your upcoming Spring holidays? Consider making a Honey Maple Glazed Ham!
It’s very simple.
Step 1: Purchase a fresh, local ham from the Saratoga Farmers’ Market.
Step 2: Melt 1/4 cup of butter. Whisk it together with 1/4 cup of real Maple Syrup*, 1 tablespoon honey*, I tablespoon brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard, 1/2 teaspoon sriracha and 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves.
Step 3: Baste the ham and bake it in a 350 degree, preheated, oven for 90 minutes. Glaze the ham with any additional glaze and/or drippings from the pan and cook for another 30-60 minutes (time depends on the size of the ham). Baste a third time and cook for the final 15 minutes.
Note: Check the size of your ham and the cooking time before glazing and baking so you can determine the intermittent glazing needed to make this delicious main dish. The items marked items (*) can be found at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market. If you cannot find them on your own, you are always welcome to stop by the main table at the entrance and the onsite staff can guide you.
Last week we shared a full list of Winter Market Vendors for your holiday prep. If you missed it, or are making your shopping list for sides, desserts and festive cocktails and need to peek again; simply visit www.saratogafarmersmarket.org and tap the menu line item marked news. It can be found under featured articles where you can bring all things local to your table.
After you have glazed, baked and served your delicious ham, don’t fret about the leftovers. This week’s recipe share will give you a way to create an entirely different dinner bite with Ham Leek Pies. They are like a delicious pot pie, filled with comfort food warmth and whole lot of flavor all baked in one little dish. Of course, you could adapt the recipe and make one large ham leek pie as well.
This week’s recipe: Ham and Leek Pies
Reminder: The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is in Wilton Mall through Saturday, April 26th. The market’s outdoor season begins at High Rock Park on Saturday, May 3rd. Hours of the outdoor market are as follows;
- Saturday Market at High Rock Park- begins May 3rd (9 am to 1 pm).
- Wednesday Market at High Rock Park – begins May 7th (3 pm to 6 pm).
The Saratoga Farmers’ Market is currently open Saturdays, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, November through April at Wilton Mall Food Court ; accessible from the mall entrance across from BJs. The CDTA’s 450 (from Schenectady) and 452 (from Skidmore College via downtown Saratoga) run to the Mall hourly Saturday mornings.
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The recipe in this article was adapted from The Kitchen.
