Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 1 (7 lb.) whole turkey breast, fresh or frozen and thawed
  • ½ apple, chopped into two pieces
  • ½ lemon
  • ½ onion
  • 1 stalk celery, halved
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • Salt, to taste
  • ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • 1 cup water

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Rinse the turkey breast with cold water. Pat dry.
  • Stuff turkey cavity with apple, lemon, onion, celery, rosemary, and thyme. Sprinkle salt inside the cavity.
  • Place the turkey in a large shallow roasting pan lined with aluminum foil. Don’t skip the aluminum foil (it makes clean up quick and easy)!
  • TO PREPARE THE GLAZE: In a small saucepan, melt butter with maple syrup over low heat. Pour or brush the maple butter glaze over turkey to coat.
  • Add 1 cup water to the bottom of the pan.
  • Roast the turkey breast for 2 – 2 ½ hours, or until an instant-read thermometer registers 165 degrees F. Baste with pan juices every 30 minutes.
  • If any part of the turkey browns too quickly while cooking, just tent lightly with aluminum foil.
  • Remove the turkey from the oven and place on a large cutting board. Allow it to rest for about 15-20 minutes before carving.