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PREPARE TURKEY FOR BRINING:.
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Remove roast from package; pat dry with paper towels.
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Discard gravy packet or refrigerate for another use.
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Remove breast meat from bone.
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Save bones.
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PREPARE BRINE:.
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Heat water, orange juice, salt, and sugar and let salt dissolve in a pot.
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Add thyme, orange zest, and peppercorns.
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Let steep and cool.
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Pour over turkey breast, let sit for 1-4 hours.
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COOK TURKEY:.
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Preheat oven to 325F
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Place roast on flat roasting rack in roasting pan about 3 inches deep.
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Spray roast with cooking spray.
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Bake 1 3/4 to 2 hours; brush roast several times with the pan juices during the last 30 minutes or baking time.
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Bake until meat thermometer inserted in center of roast reaches 170F.
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Let roast stand 10 minutes before removing string netting and carving.
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Alternatively, turkey breast may be prepared in turkey fryer according to turkey fryer's directions, using less time.
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PREPARE TURKEY GRAVY:.
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While turkey is baking, chop up breast bone, preferably with a cleaver.
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Put in stock pot and add all ingredients.
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Let simmer for one hour.
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Strain into pot, let boil, and whisk in flour.
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Let cook for 15-30 minutes more on medium heat.
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PREPARE MUSHROOMS AND SHALLOTS:.
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Melt butter almost to brown.
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Add shallots and mushrooms, raise heat and let brown.
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Season with salt and pepper.
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Add to thicken gravy.
