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Thanksgiving: Roast Turkey w/Garlic & Rosemary

Source of Recipe

dailyrecipe.com


List of Ingredients

1 whole turkey (10 to 12 pounds)
6 to 8 garlic cloves
2 large lemons, halved
2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1/2 stick melted butter



Recipe

Cut six to eight small slits in turkey skin insert garlic
between the skin and meat. Squeeze two lemon halves inside
the turkey and leave them inside. Brush melted butter over
outside turkey and inside slits. Squeeze remaining lemon
over outside of turkey. Sprinkle with rosemary and sage.
Place on a rack in a roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325
degrees for 1 hour. Baste with pan juices. Cover and bake
for 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours longer until a meat thermometer
reads 185 degrees -- basting every half hour with pan juices.

Yield: 8-10 servings.