Ingredients: |
Ingredients: ¼ cup butter, softened
3 garlic cloves minced
1 Tbsp. chopped thyme
1-14 lb. whole fresh turkey
wooden picks
Paprika-Brown Sugar Rub
1 Granny Smith apples, quartered
kitchen string
1-32 oz container low-sodium chicken broth
3 Tbsp. butter
5 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
Paprika-Brown Sugar Rub
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp. Kosher salt
2 Tbsp. smoked paprika
2 tsp. dried crushed red pepper
2 tsp. onion powder
2 tsp. dry mustard
1 cup coarsely ground pepper
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Directions: |
Directions:1. Preheat oven to 350º. Combine the first 3 ingredients.
2. Remove giblets and neck from turkey; pat turkey dry with paper towels. Loosen and lift skin from turkey breast with fingers without totally detaching the skin; rub butter mixture underneath skin; carefully replace skin; secure skin at both ends using wooden picks to prevent skin from shrinking. Make rub.
3. Sprinkle 2 Tbsp Paprika-Brown Sugar Rub inside cavity. Place apples inside the cavity. Tie ends of legs together with string; tuck wingtips under. Place turkey breast side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Rub 6 Tbsp. Paprika-Brown Sugar rub over outside of the turkey. Pour chicken broth into roasting pan.
4. Bake turkey at 350º on lowest oven rack 2 to 2½ hours or until skin is well browned and a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion of thigh registers 170º; shielding with aluminum foil during last hour of cooking to prevent excessive browning, if necessary. (Do not baste). Transfer turkey to a serving platter, reserving drippings in roasting pan. Let turkey stand 20 minutes before carving.
5. Meanwhile, pour pan drippings through a wire-mesh strainer into a 4-cup glass measuring cup. Let stand 10 minutes. Skim fat from surface of drippings. (Add chicken broth, if needed, to equal 3 cups.
6. Melt 3 Tbsp. butter over medium heat in a medium saucepan. Whisk in flour, and cook, whisking constantly for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden. Whisk in 3 cups drippings and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes, whisking occasionally. Serve with turkey. Garnish, if desired. |
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