Champagne Turkey
Why I Love This Recipe
I found this recipe online 10 years ago when I got to host the big family Thanksgiving. Everyone boasted about how moist the turkey was!
Submitted by: "Michele McKee"
Ingredients You'll Need
1 12-15lb whole Turkey
1 - 2 sticks of butter
2 apples cored and halved
1 Tbsp garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
2/3 (750 millimeter) Champagne (any kind)
1 Turkey roasting bag
Directions
1. Preheat over to 350 degrees.
2. Rinse turkey, and pat dry. Pull out insert pieces. Loosen skin on turkey so you can butter the inside and outside of skin on turkey. Sprinkle with garlic powder, salt and pepper and put apples inside turkey. Place turkey in roasting bag sitting inside a pan, and pour champagne inside and outside turkey. close bag.
3. Bake turkey 3 to 3 1/2 hours or use the pop out turkey done indicator from the store. Remove turkey from bag and let stand for about 20 minutes before carving.
