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Maple Glazed Roast Turkey Dinner
210 min total30 prep180 cook10 servings420 cal
Whole roast turkey brushed with maple-butter glaze until the skin is lacquered and golden. A festive centerpiece with juicy breast and dark meat.
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Ingredients
10servings
meat
- 12 lbwhole turkey
pantry
- 0.5 cupmaple syrup
- 1 cupchicken broth
- 2 tbspsalt
- 1 tbspblack pepper
- 1 tspsmoked paprika
dairy
- 0.5 cupunsalted butter
produce
- 4 clovesgarlic
- 4 sprigfresh thyme
- 1onion
- 1lemon
Steps
- Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C). Pat turkey dry and season inside and out with salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Stuff cavity loosely with onion quarters, lemon halves, garlic, and thyme.
- Place on a rack in a roasting pan; pour broth into the pan.
- Roast about 13 minutes per pound, basting occasionally with pan juices.
- Warm maple syrup with melted butter. In the last 45 minutes, brush turkey with maple butter every 15 minutes.
- Cook until the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165°F (74°C).
- Tent with foil and rest 30 minutes.
- Carve breast and dark meat onto a platter.
- Drizzle with a little warm pan jus.
- Serve with stuffing and cranberry sauce.
Tips
- Pat the turkey very dry for crisp skin.
- Tent foil if the glaze darkens too quickly.
- Rest 30 minutes before carving so juices redistribute.
- Warm the glaze and baste in the last hour only.
