Recipe(tried): Baked Ham and Scalloped Potatoes (using bone-in half ham)

BAKED HAM AND SCALLOPED POTATOES

1 (6 lb) fully cooked bone-in half ham
3 lbs potatoes; pared and sliced thin
4 medium onions, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons flour
3 teaspoons salt, divided use
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon paprika (plus additional for top)
2 1/4 cups milk
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons honey or corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Wipe ham with damp paper towels. Place ham on rack in shallow roasting pan.

Bake, uncovered, 1 1/4 hours.

Place potatoes, onions, and 2 teaspoons salt in large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to boiling and boil gently 5 minutes, or until potatoes are just tender; drain. Set aside.

To prepare the sauce, melt butter in small saucepan. Remove from heat. Add flour, I teaspoon salt, pepper, and 1/8 teaspoon paprika, and stir until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to gentle boil, stirring constantly; boil gently 3 minutes. Set sauce aside.

Remove ham from oven. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F.

Mix brown sugar, honey, and dry mustard; pat mixture on ham. Insert meat thermometer in center of ham, away from bone. Place ham in center of 3-quart, shallow baking dish or shallow casserole.

Spoon drained potato mixture around ham. Pour sauce over potato mixture. Sprinkle potatoes with paprika.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 130 degrees F and sauce is bubbling.

Makes 6 to 8 servings