Turkey Breast RoastedCuisine: Meat Category: Poultry Servings: 8 Ingredients:4 tablespoons unsalted margarine softenedno salt for kosher turkey paprika 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 whole turkey breast (6 to 7 pounds), bone-in and skin-on, trimmed of excess fat and patted dry with paper towels (see note above) 1 cup water Instructions:1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 425 degrees. Mix butter, salt, and pepper in medium bowl with rubber spatula until thoroughly combined. Following illustration 1 below, carefully separate turkey skin from meat over breast; avoid breaking skin. 2. Work margarine mixture under skin on both sides of breast and rub skin of turkey to evenly distribute butter over breast. Spray V-rack with nonstick cooking spray and set inside large roasting pan. Place turkey in rack with skin side facing up; pour water into roasting pan. 3. Roast turkey for 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Continue to roast turkey until thickest part of breast registers 160 degrees on instant-read thermometer, about 1 hour longer. Transfer turkey to carving board and let rest for 20 minutes. Carve and serve Serves 8 or 10 Not triedClick Here To Return To The Recipe List This Page Generated By: |