Unforgettable Baked Apple Turkey and Stuffing, Trimmed with Fried Apples & Sweet Potatoes and Apple Cider Asparagus

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Learn how to make an unforgettable baked apple turkey and stuff it with a fantastic baked apple stuffing. Trim your unforgettable turkey with an incredible fried apples and sweet potato dish, and delicious apple cider asparagus.

Unforgettable Baked Apple Turkey

Ingredients:
Fresh or Thawed 15 pound turkey
Baked Apple Stuffing from following recipe
¼ cup butter
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
¼ cup apple jelly or jam
one dash nutmeg
one dash cinnamon

These directions are designed for a 15 pound turkey. Adjust bake time, up or down, by fifteen minutes per pound.

Prepare initial seasoning by mixing ¼ cup butter, 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Preheat the oven at 350 degrees.

Always rinse any poultry prior to seasoning. Place the bird, breast side up, into a roasting pan. Brush bird with seasoning mixture. Loosely stuff the cavity of the turkey with the Baked Apple Stuffing from the following recipe. Any extra stuffing may be baked in a small pan at 350 degrees, for thirty minutes.

If desired, add 1/2 cup of water to the bottom of the roasting pan to avoid incidental sticking. Cover the roasting pan with a vented lid or aluminum foil. Bake at 350 degrees.

Baste turkey with pan drippings every thirty minutes, including self-basting turkeys.

After four hours of baking, remove ½ to 1 cup of the pan drippings and place into a small saucepan. Remove the roaster’s lid or foil, and place the turkey back into the oven, uncovered for thirty minutes. Begin making the final seasoning.

Add ¼ cup of apple jelly or jam to the saucepan with the hot pan drippings. To this mixture, add 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, a dash of nutmeg and a dash of cinnamon. Mix until the jelly has dissolved completely. You may place the mixture over low heat, to aid in this process, removing from heat once the jelly has completely dissolved.