Oven Roasted Turkey

Total Time: 4 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 (10 -12 lb) whole turkey, thawed
• 1 bunch celery rib, chopped into large pieces
• 2 large lemons, quartered
• 2 large oranges, quartered
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 4 tablespoons butter, cut into pads

Recipe

• 1 rinse turkey (with giblets and neck removed) inside and out with cold water. pat dry with paper towels.
• 2 place the celery, lemons, and oranges in the turkey cavity. you might use fewer lemons, oranges, and celery pieces depending on the size of your turkey.
• 3 add pads of butter under the turkey skin by making small slits in the skin and slipping the butter under the skin.
• 4 generously salt and pepper the entire turkey on the outside and in the cavity.
• 5 place the turkey in a turkey-size roasting bag and follow the directions on the bag for cooking.
• 6 roast in a 350 degree oven. roasting time will vary depending on the size of your turkey. a 10-12 pound turkey will generally take about 4 to 4 1/2 hours to roast.