Gift Wrapped Ham With Raisin Wine Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (3 lb) cooked ham (oblong one in the can)
• 1 pastry for single-crust pie
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup solid shortening (i use crisco)
• 3 tablespoons ice cold water
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 1 egg, beaten
• paprika (to garnish)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup seedless raisin
• 1 (10 ounce) jar jelly (i use apple, can use cherry or currant)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°.
• 2 remove ham from can, set aside.
• 3 measure flour into medium bowl. add mustard and sage.
• 4 cut in the shortening, using a pastry blender, (or you can use 2 knives) until all the flour is blended, about the size of peas.
• 5 sprinkle with ice water, just a tablespoon at a time, and toss lightly with a fork until the dough comes together in one piece.
• 6 roll the dough into a 14-inch square.
• 7 place ham in center. wrap as you would a package.
• 8 moisten edges with cold water and press together firmly to seal.
• 9 place seam-side down on baking sheet.
• 10 use leftover pastry to cut strips for ribbon and bow. place on ham. wrap as you would a package. moisten edges with ice water and press firmly to seal.
• 11 place seam-side down on baking sheet.
• 12 use left-over pastry to cut single strips for ribbon and bow. put on the ham. brush pastry with egg.
• 13 sprinkle paprika on ribbon and bow for color and taste.
• 14 bake 1 hour on baking sheet.
• 15 slice for serving. serve with raisin sauce.
• 16 for raisin wine sauce: combine ingredients except jelly in a saucepan.
• 17 cook, stirring constantly at medium low 5 minutes or until sauce thickens and boils. stir in jelly. heat 3 minutes more or until jelly melts.
• 18 times are approximate.