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Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
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In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper, cumin, coriander and thyme.
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Blend well.
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Sprinkle and rub this mixture inside and outside the breast.
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Place breast skin side up in a roasting pan.
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Put onions on each side, and garlic cloves and bay leaf beneath the breast.
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Brush outside of breast with vegetable oil.
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Put breast in oven, and roast 15 minutes.
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Cover loosely with foil, add chicken broth and bake 15 minutes, basting a few times.
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Reduce heat to 425 degrees and remove foil.
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Continue roasting 15 minutes, basting a few times.
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Remove turkey breast from pan, and pour fat from the pan.
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Return breast skin side up, and add the broth around it.
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Continue roasting 10 minutes, basting twice.
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Remove from oven, cover with foil and let stand in a warm place 10 minutes before carving.
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Serve with dressing and pan gravy.