Easy Brown Sugar-Mustard Glaze

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• The concept behind a brown sugar glaze is simple: add a sweet, tangy crust that forms a caramelized sugar coating for succulent meats. The brown sugar mustard glaze will add a professional touch to the look of the finished baked ham and sweet, crunchy crackle to every biteful. To ensure a deeper penetration of the glaze, score the ham by making shallow cuts in the skin along the top surface. Wait until the last 20 minutes of baking to brush the brown sugar glaze on the ham, completely covering it with a basting brush (a wooden spoon will do in a pinch). Now that you’re a brown sugar glaze master, you might want to try more phenomenal ham glazes. Spend some time mixing and matching to find the one that’s the best complement to the rest of your menu, or build a meal around the unique ingredients in your glaze, and then carry that culinary theme through to other dishes.