Honey-Glazed Turkey Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups chopped onion
• 1-1/2 cups chopped celery
• 1/2 cup butter, cubed
• 12 cups unseasoned stuffing croutons or dry bread cubes
• 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 to 2-1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 turkey (14 to 16 pounds)
• GLAZE:
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup Dijon mustard
• 1-1/2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

• In a large skillet, saute onion and celery in butter until tender. Pour into a large bowl. Add the next seven ingredients; mix well. Stir in enough water until stuffing has reached desired moistness.
• Just before baking, stuff the turkey. Skewer openings; tie drumsticks together. Place on a rack in a roasting pan. Cover lightly with an aluminum foil tent.
• Bake at 325° for 4 hours. Combine glaze ingredients. Pour over turkey. Bake 1 to 1-1/2 hours longer or until a meat thermometer reads 185°, basting if needed. Remove all stuffing. If desired, thicken drippings for gravy. Yield: 12-14 servings (about 12 cups stuffing).
  
  Editor's Note: Stuffing may be baked in a greased 3-qt. covered baking dish at 325° for 70 minutes (uncover the last 10 minutes). Turkey may also be prepared in an oven roasting bag. Pour glaze over stuffed turkey and bake according to package directions.

Honey-Glazed Turkey published in Country Woman Christmas , p20