Recipe - Glazed Roast Turkey

1 Turkey; 1416 lb.
One fourth cup Butter; melted
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh sage
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh thyme
Salt and pepper
2 cup Turkey or chicken broth
1 tablespoon Pure maple syrup

Preheat oven to 325'F with rack in lower third. Rinse turkey inside and
out, and pat dry. Place turkey on roasting rack in large roasting pan.
Brush with half the melted butter, and sprinkle with herbs. Tie legs
together, and tuck wing tips under body. Pour broth into pan. Roast turkey
for 2 to 4 hours, basting with pan juices every 30 min. Add maple syrup to
remaining butter, and brush over turkey. Roast for another 30 min. or so
unti an instant read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the
thigh reads 180'F. Transfer turkey to a platter, cover loosely with
aluminum foil for 20 min. Pour pan juices into a pitcher and skim off fat.
Reserve for gravy. Serves 810. Adapted from WilliamsSonoma Thanksgiving
(TimeLife)
Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Rainbow225@aol.com
on Nov 21, 1997