Roasted Turkey with Bourbon-Butter Glaze
Roasted Turkey with Bourbon-Butter Glaze Source: Better Homes and Gardens Spread part of the glaze beneath the turkey's skin to infuse the meat with mellow flavor. Brush the remain...
Ingredients
- 1/2cupbutter, softened
- 1/4cuppacked brown sugar
- 2tablespoonsnipped fresh marjoram or
- 2teaspoondried marjoram, crushed
- 1teaspoonfinely shredded lemon peel
- 1(14- to 16-pound) turkey
- 1/4cupbourbon
Directions
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Roasted Turkey with Bourbon-Butter Glaze Source: Better Homes and Gardens Spread part of the glaze beneath the turkey's skin to infuse the m
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Brush the remaining glaze, with bourbon added, over the turkey for even more sumptuous flavor
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1/2 cup butter, softened 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons snipped fresh marjoram or 2 teaspoons dried marjoram, crushed 1 teaspoon f
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Place turkey, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan
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Using your fingers, separate turkey skin from breast meat, being careful not to tear skin or pierce meat
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Spread about half of the glaze over the breast meat under the skin
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Melt remaining glaze
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cool slightly