Carrie's Famous Turkey Recipe

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If you’re looking for a simple yet impressive bird, this is it! Moist and flavorful, the golden-brown turkey is sure to thrill your guests. —Carrie Goedken, Iowa City, Iowa

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Carrie's Famous Turkey Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 2-3/4 hours + standing

Yield: 14 Servings

20 165 185

Ingredients

1 turkey (14 to 16 pounds)
1/2 cup butter, softened
4 garlic cloves, minced
4 teaspoons minced fresh sage
2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
1 large onion, quartered
1 medium apple, quartered
6 fresh sage leaves
4 fresh rosemary sprigs
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

With fingers, carefully loosen skin from turkey breast; Combine the butter, garlic and minced sage and rosemary; rub under turkey skin. Secure skin to underside of breast with toothpicks.
Loosely stuff turkey with onion, apple, sage leaves and rosemary sprigs. Place breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Brush with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Bake at 325° for 2-3/4 to 3-1/4 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 180°, basting occasionally with pan drippings. Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly. Cover and let stand for 20 minutes; remove and discard onion, apple and herbs before carving. Yield: 14 servings.

Nutritional Facts 8 ounces cooked turkey equals 622 calories, 35 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 262 mg cholesterol, 304 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 72 g protein.

Originally published as Carrie's Famous Turkey in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2011, p43