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Honey Butter Roasted Turkey

Honey Butter Roasted Turkey

This roasted turkey breast is coated in a savory honey and rosemary peppered butter, then baked to golden brown perfection.

Total Servings

1,012 servings

Preperation Time

20 Minutes

Cook Time

225 Minutes

Honey Butter Roasted Turkey

ingredients

3/4 cup kosher salt
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 ct 10-12 pound turkey, neck and giblets removed, patted dry
1 ct 20-Pound Roasting Pan
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter, divided
2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 ct sprigs fresh rosemary
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
8 ct apples, cored and cut in half
3 ct yellow onions, peeled and quartered
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

In a small bowl, combine salt and brown sugar until thoroughly mixed.

Place turkey breast-side-up in a Simply Done Foil Roasting Pan. Rub salt and brown

sugar mixture all over turkey, inside and out. Place uncovered in the refrigerator and let

sit at least 12 hours, and up to 2 days.

Preheat oven to 425 °F. Remove turkey from roasting pan and rinse excess salt mixture

off. Pat dry with paper towels and place turkey back into roasting pan, breast-side-up.

Transfer turkey to preheated oven and pour 1 cup of water into bottom of roasting pan.

Roast for 35-45 minutes, or until skin is golden-brown all over, adding more water, as

necessary, to ensure drippings do not burn.

While turkey roasts, combine 1/2 cup butter, honey, soy sauce, rosemary and black

pepper in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Toss apples and onions in a large bowl with remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and 1/2

teaspoon kosher salt.

Lower the oven temperature to 325°F and baste with honey-butter mixture. Add apples

and onions to roasting pan, surrounding turkey. Roast turkey, basting with honey-butter

every 15 minutes for 70-90 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into

the thickest part of the breast registers 160°F. If skin begins to brown too fast, tent

turkey loosely with aluminum foil until desired temperature is reached.

Remove turkey from oven and let rest at least 30 minutes before carving and serving.