2 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon cold water
1 (15-pound) whole turkey, thawed if frozen
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
F. Mix chili powder, garlic powder, allspice, cumin, salt, red
pepper, honey and water in small bowl until well blended; set
aside.
Remove neck and giblets
from body and neck cavities of turkey; discard or refrigerate
for another use. Drain juices from turkey; dry turkey with paper
towels.
Turn wings back to hold
neck skin against back of turkey.
Place turkey, breast up,
on flat roasting rack in roasting pan 2 to 3 inches deep. Brush
turkey with oil.
Roast turkey in the preheated
oven for a total of 3 to 3-1/2 hours, covering breast and top
of drumsticks loosely with foil after 2 hours to prevent overcooking
of breast.
Uncover turkey breast
and brush turkey with honey-spice mixture when about 45 minutes
of roasting time remains. Return foil to top of turkey and continue
roasting until food thermometer, inserted deep in thigh, reaches
180 degrees F.
Let turkey stand 15 minutes
before carving.
Makes 15 servings.
Nutrition Facts per serving:
Calories 520
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27g
Saturated Fat 7g
Cholesterol 170mg
Sodium 730mg
Potassium 882mg
Total Carbohydrate 7g
Dietary Fiber 4g
Sugars 1g
Protein 60g
Recipe
provided courtesy of
the National Turkey Federation. Original recipe and photograph
provided by Butterball.
