Apple Roast Turkey With Apple Scented Gravy

Total Time: 11 hrs Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 gallons water
• 1 1/2 cups kosher salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup honey
• turkey (any size)
• olive oil, to taste, about a palm full
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 4 -6 green apples, cored and quartered (depends on bird size)
• 1/2 cup strained pan dripping (with fat from the top)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 1/3 cup wondra flour

Recipe

• 1 thaw and rinse frozen turkey, removing the giblets and neck from the cavities.
• 2 combine all brine ingredients and soak turkey overnight in a large cooler 8-12 hours.
• 3 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 4 rinse turkey after brining.
• 5 put 2 apples worth of quartered pieces in bottom of roast pan and stuff remaining apples in the turkey's cavities.
• 6 set turkey on apples in roast pan.
• 7 rub palm full of olive oil on turkey.
• 8 combine spices and rub onto turkey's skin cook turkey according to size until internal temp is 180°f.
• 9 prepare gravy by first straining pan drippings.
• 10 place 2 or 3 tbsp of drippings in saucepan and heat on low.
• 11 add butter and melt.
• 12 add sage.
• 13 stir in wondra flour a little at a time stirring with a whisk.
• 14 continue adding drippings until desired amount is achieved.
• 15 bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and cook 1 minute.