Thanksgiving Organic Roast Turkey With Crispin Honey Crisp Hard Cider And Honeycrisp Apples

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   Preheat the oven to 375F, 10 minutes before cooking.

2. 2

   Wipe the turkey inside and season the body cavity.Start preparing the stuffing.

3. 3

   Heat the oil in a pan and saute the onion and garlic for 5 minutes.

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   Stir in the chopped Honeycrisp apples, remove from the heat and add remaining stuffing ingredients with seasoning to taste and mix well to form a stiff consistency.

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   Stuff the neck cavity only with the prepared stuffing then fold the neck flap over and secure either by sewing using fine twine and a trussing needle or with skewers.

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   Place the onion wedges and whole garlic cloves in the body cavity.

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   Weigh the turkey and calculate the cooking time allowing 18 minutes per 450g/1Lb.

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   Roll any remaining stuffing into balls and cook round the turkey for the last 20 minutes of cooking time.

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   Place breast side down in the roasting pan, pour over 200mL/6.8 Fl. Oz of Crispin Honey Crisp Hard Apple Cider

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    Place roasting pan in the oven and roast in the oven for the calculated cooking time.

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    20 minutes before the end of the cooking time, turn the turkey over, pour over a further 200mL/6.8 Fl. Oz of Crispin Honey Crisp Hard Apple Cider and continue to cook for the rest of the cooking time. If the turkey is browning too quickly, cover loosely with tin foil.

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    Check the turkey is thoroughly cooked by inserting a long skewer in the thickest part of the thigh. If after 1 minute the juices run clear the turkey is cooked.

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    Remove from the oven, place turkey on a serving plate, loosely cover with tinfoil and let stand for 20 minutes before carving.

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    Strain 300ml/10 Fl. Oz of the juices from the cooked turkey into a saucepan and stir in the remaining 50mL/2 Fl. Oz Crispin Honey Crisp Natural Hard Apple Cider, bring to boil.

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    Cream the butter with the flour then gradually whisk into the hard cider mixture.

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    Cook for 2 minutes, adjust seasoning and stir in the creme fraiche. Heat gently for 1 minute then serve with the cooked turkey.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.