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Prepare Turkey:.
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Rub salt all over turkey, inside and out.
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Cover turkey with cold water and let sit for one hour in the sink (this will get rid of blood and gamey taste).
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Preheat oven to 350F.
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Mix spices with apples.
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Put 1/2 of apple mixture inside turkey under white meat (front).
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Using the other half of apple mixture and quartered orange, stuff under the dark meat (back) inside turkey.
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Prepare basting sauce #1 by heating butter and adding juices and spices.
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Put turkey in roasting pan and add basting sauce.
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Roast, covered with foil, for 2 hours.
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Prepare Stuffing:.
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Put hazelnuts in food processor and chop to medium coarseness.
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In a large skillet, brown pork sausage and drain.
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Add 3 teaspoons of butter to pan and fry chicken until done.
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Saute onions, celery, and sage until translucent.
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Add ham and rest of vegetables in large bowl, adding the pork, chicken and bread, mixing well.
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Add eggs and Amaretto.
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Finally, add turkey stock to moisten.
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Put in baking pan and bake 1 hour at 350 F.
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Finish Roasting Turkey:.
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Remove foil and roast until internal temperature is 175F, basting every 15 minutes.
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Prepare #2 basting sauce by heating butter and maple syrup.
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Remove bird from oven when it reaches 175F.
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Let rest turkey will continue to cook, reaching 180F in the next 15 minutes.
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Baste with #2 sauce until all sauce is gone.
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Remove fruit from inside.
