Shelly's Recipe

APPLE CIDER ROAST WHOLE TURKEY BREAST

Category: Turkey

serves 6-8

1 whole fresh turkey breast

1/2 cup melted butter
3 large garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1 cup apple cider
1 cup chicken broth

Rinse the turkey breast and pat it dry. In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, garlic, salt and pepper. Set aside.

Place turkey breast side up, on rack in a shallow roasting pan. Brush butter mixture on top and all over turkey. Cover loosely with foil. Pour apple juice and chicken broth in bottom of pan.

Roast turkey in a 325 degrees F oven for about 2 hours. Baste every 1/2 hour.

Remove turkey from pan, reserving pan drippings. Place turkey on a platter and tent with foil while making gravy.

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Pan drippings
2 tablespoons flour

Pour pan drippings into a fat strainer; let stand until fat rises to top. Pour turkey broth into a liquid measuring cup; reserve 2 tablespoons fat from drippings. Heat reserved fat in bottom of heavy-duty roasting pan. Whisk in flour, and cook 5 minutes, whisking to loosen particles from bottom of pan. Gradually whisk in reserved turkey broth, and cook, whisking constantly, 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve immediately with turkey.