Recipe: Baked Ham in Champagne

Baked Ham in Champagne
Source: Bean/Recipe Quest
Servings: 8

1 (9-pound) boneless ham -- Hillshire Sprial
1 pound light brown sugar
2 bottles champagne -- extra dry
3 tablespoons honey
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
pineapple rings in juice -- drained
sliced apples -- if desired

Score ham and place on rack in baking pan. Cover top with 1 cup brown sugar and pour over 1 bottle champagne.

Bake at 325F for 2 hours.

Combine remaining bottle champagne, remaining brown sugar, honey, ginger and mustard and bring to a rolling boil in saucepan. Lower heat and simmer while basting ham every 15 minutes. Garnish with pineapple and apples, if desired.

The Hillshire ham already has the "crust" on it, but follow this recipe and it is better than Honey Baked Ham!!

Copied by Tom Shunick - A Westminster Receptarist - March 26, 2004