Apple & Herb Roasted Turkey

By r_wade1

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup minced fresh sage
• 1/4 cup minced fresh rosemary
• 14 lb turkey
• 1 apple, quartered
• 1 onion quartered
• 1 rib celery
• 1/2 cup butter melted
• 1/2 cup apple jelly warmed

Preparation

Step 1

Combine sage and rosemary. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from turkey breast. Rub herbs under the skin.

Place breast up on a rack in a roasting pan. Stuff turkey with apple, onion and celery. Brush with butter.

Bake uncovered at 325 for 3-3 1/2 hours basting occasionally with pan drippings. Cover loosely with foil fi turkey browns too quickly. Brush with apple jelly and let stand for 15 minutes before carving.